Day 1,087: shelling

The shelling of peanuts and corn was always done for days and usually lasted long into the nights.

Artwork of the day 
Woman Shelling Peas
Vincent Van Gogh
Date: 1885; Nunen / Nuenen, Netherlands
Style: Realism
Genre: genre painting
Media: chalk, paper
Location: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Word of the day 
shelling: the act of removing the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, or some vegetables

Quote of the day
“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy”
― Khalil Gibran