The preparation
On this hot summer day, the sun shone relentlessly, but Jack was aware that fall was coming and frost was imminent. These fragile eggs would not handle the elements. Despite his decades of farming knowledge, Jack told Mary and Giselle to get black tarps from the barn.

The preparation
The approach of Bonnie
Jack glanced at the house where his wife Bonnie approached him as the children scurried off joyfully to fetch the tarpaulins. The anxious look on her face revealed that she didn’t approve of his plan. “The girls told me what happened,” Bonnie said. “The sheriff should call us. We’re not sure what these eggs are. They could even be dangerous or poisonous.”

The approach of Bonnie