My former girlfriend is recovering from her abscess, she is a bit grumpy and dopey on her antibiotics and pain-killing medication, but I pointed out that as she is so short, such a tiny person, that the medication would work quickly. It takes normal sized people longer, I told her. Soon after that, she sassed me as she and dogs headed out to the pasture for the morning farm chores, sticking her tongue at when I took out the camera.

Maria may be challenged height-wise, but she has plenty of attitude and a keen sense of barnyard fashion, she is changing the whole notion of the farm wife heading out to do chores. This is what happens when you live with an artist, for manure-shoveling, watering and hay hauling in oozy mud,  Maria got her pink books out, her green hoodie, a denim skirt, black tights and an orange quilted jacket. I see from this photo she is returning to herself.

Two or three times a week, she wears her wedding dress. I am calling her the Bedlam Barm. Barnyard Fashion Queen. I am also getting stylish in my farm clothes, I changed jeans today and switched from one blue denim shirt to another. Aren’t we something?