I gave myself a black eye. Not my best moment.

[Siwsan]

Yesterday we were hurrying to get the lawn mowed before the rain arrived. I was on the lawn tractor, mowing around a pine tree where I hang the 2 metal bird feeders. I misjudged, didn't duck in time, and ran SMASH into one of the feeders. I hit it hard, making contact just above my right eye.

On the bright side, the swelling and bruising isn't as bad as I anticipated, this morning. And, along with the right eye expression, it might give me a real 'don't mess with me' vibe when I'm out wearing a mask, and run into any loud mouth anti-maskers.

[MLAA]

1. Give em hell, Siwsan!

Maybe you could also wear a tshirt that says Your Should See the Other Guy’ 😬

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. You should get an eye patch and a parrot.

That's a real "don't mess with me" vibe.

[CrispyQ]

3. I gave myself a serious shiner once when I fell going up the stairs, carrying a heavy box of books.

I smashed my face on the bannister. How my glasses didn't break I'll never know! It took a full month for all the bruising to go away. I still have a lentil sized bump above my eyebrow where the impact was. My husband wouldn't go out in public with me because of the dirty looks people gave him.

Take care!

[RestoreAmerica2020]

4. Hope you're ok..Did the rain come after all? Last year I fell while mowin g

..back yard--ground not level where there is a shallow trench Ive e neglected to back fill. I was careless and in a rush to finish. Anyway, no broken bones--.thank goodness! Take care y psz

[Siwsan]

5. We had a whole LOT of rain, late yesterday

A prolonged, real gully washer type rain. We really needed it, but damn. Fortunately, it knocked down just one of my tomato plants, and I was able to get it back up, ok.

I won't have to water any of the gardens for a few days, now.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

7. Sue suave! Nice!

[OregonBlue]

6. A couple of years ago I tried to tug a piece of angle iron out

of a big barrel. Frustrated I gave it a huge pull and it came out and slammed me in the head. I was knocked out for a few seconds, had a big black eye, and have a scar across my eyebrow to this day. The worst part was having to assure acquaintances that my dear, sweet, loving husband did not punch me. Makes you feel kjnda foolish.

[Laffy Kat]

8. Oh no, Siwsan.

Hope it disappears quickly. In the meantime, you will look like a badass.