Market Update

It was another glorious day yesterday, and no, I'll never get tired of it.

Fall is definitely in the air! Farmer Mike had his painted gourds for sale:

And he even sold a few! :)

Let's get started on the veggies du jour. First up, sweet peppers:

... eggplant(s):

What's left of the field 'maters:

Poblano(s):

And greens:

... as far as the eye can see.

Farmer Mike: "You need any mustard greens today?"
Me: "No."

Turnips:

Broccoli:

Green beans (out of focus, sorry):

Basil:

Arugula:

Hot peppers:

And squash - lots of squash:

The flower peeps were quite popular. Here's some Salvia:

... and Celosia:

Something bright yellow:

... and some milk weed we all know and love as MONKEY BALLS:

Some pretty orange:

... mums:

and more mums:

Some more pretty orange:

(Apparently I'm drawn to color.)

Some Swiss chard:

... and brussel sprouts, still on the stalk! -->

It was so much fun to see people holding these things as they walked around - it's not like they fit nicely in a bag. :) Here's mine:

We had some beets (again with the orange):

... and some pretty bell peppers:

And APPLES!

Some cool little gourds:

... and pumpkins:

These are for cooking, not carving. They are heavier for their size than carving pumpkins. Farmer Mike told me so, so it must be true.

Then I went back to the gourds and tried for some close-ups of the bumpy ones:







These are my flowers this week:

They said this is the last gasp for the flowers, so we don't expect much more this season. ;(

Oh, before I forget - bread:

... and pies:

... across from me. All.day.long. It's such torture.

Then I got bored (things were kinda slow), so I thought I'd show you some MONKEY BALLS up close and personal:



And then we had a little visitor:

I spent some time chasing him with my camera - he kept switching sides - so I could get him with his wings open:

He was really into that blue flower, so I could get pretty close to him ...

Okay, moving on to some doggies ... Check out this guy's hoodie:

This pic is too dark, but you can see the whole hoodie. So cute:

[Sudden change in topic.] I looked across the street and saw this spidey:

Eeeek!

Okay, back to the dogs. This guy saw something interesting:

A playmate:

Hi, guys! How about a sniff?

Why, hello there:

Hey, buddy - your ears are standing up. Let me check that out:

Then we had a visit from a real princess:

Oh, more doggies: Three wiener dogs:



Then I got bored again and took this pic of a flower up close:

... and this one:

... and this one:

And THEN, o.m.g, I found the bakery had these humongous macaroons:

Like small muffins. Solid coconut. I got two. SO good.

To close out our show, I bring you an orange stink bug:

There was a green one, too, but I couldn't get an in-focus shot of him. All our stink bugs are brown, but Farmer Mike has colorful ones.

[ETA: I hit enter and this published before I could finish. ;/]

That's it. Only two more markets for me this year. Sad, I know. I have two shows in Nov, then one in Dec and I'm done for the season. I'll have to think of something else to post. Hmm, maybe I could make some cards this winter.

Thanks for stopping by!