Happy Saturday evening! It was kinda hot but mostly humid for today's farmers' market, but there was at least a nice breeze, so people were out and shopping. Let's jump right in to some pictures!
Some of those tiny watermelon(s):
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Tomatoes:
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Roma tomatoes:
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Yellow tomatoes:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZcIvRieQYWrUphIbztouvGtSnU2nuZ3udhCTXcGHf67aV7avYYVoheYGYXlQFnV2HS-TbPpqfBlYw1mdkrDQojfX1oM348m-Vxur24Zk7fjBqx-qySTR-ZtRQXDKAuJJKjuRDs5NJwc/s400/YellowMaters.JPG)
Tomatillo (not tomatoes):
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Sweet peppers:
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(ugh) Okra:
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Someone was actually filling a huge bag with this and
smiling! (I don't understand.)
Cucumbers:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyjj4sWvkLwpr_aqO5yvGy3UHuSwBiZdSHzAHjDEwR8MqDJqRpPPQNWg99Nalc34qmU8Gx8Z9NwazdOTXchKXxAQns9C85HTvM5iHG_fCt-u3x5s8Ut7SBwMkrYCEs5DxZ-cG9VcfkGQ/s400/Cukes.JPG)
Summer squash:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-aoHFLPl2ZMoTPizTN4NxknKpsGI8a5HuTbtFaIFL335-sUuI80l2Az5SWYnXkWdIBAhJAA0sV7cp1fS6H7oCiU9UArEVG-KCmkV3COrXp7ohFcnv18ScBxCCyCvzLALcNkZGvL7FAc/s400/SummerSquash.JPG)
Zucchini:
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Bell peppers:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9BbdxHoTLDq1jRmZlqjvIIg5vokewPGTItVIVdgVjqT_cMHZ9gQ2X7aoa6qAw-3bPgCCvph49EQNAUaMOcRTbMH8iwnWNmiwruLY8Zc5wpLWyJpRnmbZC-BURJW0JrUbWWBEKb73hQw/s400/BellPeppers.JPG)
Eggplant:
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and a VAT of basil:
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Jalapeno:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrhmGCFDxqG04SfPcnBPXmUJxWELqo3redTrcRzhMPpm6SkkabYKf2H7k2lXjFWCQqFlRWsv2vWkZRP0yFCmB-5T6qL_b6WIeDl0fQ1B-PxDGlVcz8OU3W73orOY0oI5CGflEGZrKOjA/s400/Jalepeno.JPG)
HOT peppers:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDCmQogDkNwBsyRvEPY7-tygvMGHx-uZVFw6MXS4rSa4fGJ_CAutvyetbVJXZvDJeylq3cKz_zOMP6TlYOkBLVKVKHesk-9hHzvrMulqwwOn3zbKsT6xuhYd6Y2b-dCAYyByl5OzEPzo/s400/HotPeppers.JPG)
People bought bags of these, too. (Don't get that, either.) However, I'm pondering Jerk Seasoning. Farmer Mike suggested I wait until he has some dried peppers on hand. Hmmm, must investigate options.
Watermelon:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxEQgQdnlTy55lDh7Z4ScmUmN9Hh-s3ZLl7hCABqEZKyQqz44RKNepkYkkRdR64O_stsgpCePpcMEJvUUxCqGWZM9l_7h_bZD615UpsGtkls-Nc0QwrXxLSgj0acPQFqMWd2wUU8XswI/s400/Watermelon.JPG)
Once again, these flew out of the bins today.
And tiny melon:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb4FPBHAIDHP5L47Yuxul_CB0XrGXZUqVcFIVt_mmXHSulhc-UbF1shxtpZvVIgMqxvfJXlGQKEQKn_c8EkNXN0qlKhdEzLhyphenhyphenAxwMInExTPLUr-e0g1uoADa2_34TXuJuXraFApEt24c/s400/SmallMelon.JPG)
Some of these are palm-sized. And sweeeet. I got one that will walk if left until tomorrow. Mmmm.
(Sudden change of focus...)
The rock lady had the cutest critters! This is a gopher:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDuW6z1xeTByd1AEGByv9Evs1dMihwkxxfCPae2okrm3-LuIfDTykfpKgFWXT0YNpi655g17lh_-H7RpklXGALFugWZPuBn5h1EX3jQoK2mjS8jnya8FgN2eHFLIkTGxOKzmIZx_5Z78/s400/Gopher.JPG)
and an owl:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaitczaRAQgq3LblzlvIPe1taLCss9L88TB1ho_cyOOAB4LH7WYZukWFlmFhXK3RwBCDp8dTpPiIz7aiZAS-fs_mhc-Py0klBoVEc2f_e5PFiuMps_V4AfnbfuHK_Oiy0epypz3fLxGM/s400/Owl.JPG)
and, in the Crooked spirit, Flintstones' characters painted on ... wait for it ... flint stones:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ctZWJbOpdIMcSu8yFPchM9j6SBxTJRv15TGCaYv-MLFgkWwSiaqVyvfzLN3FU_F1t4a9vbc7-VrykNXFWB1b_cF1L48S7JlVNf3rxLLonDXVRMyCPz2awEznodUyVMFs6iknNULbe-s/s400/Flintstones.JPG)
(snicker)
Back to produce ... I sat next to Farmer Margie today and these peaches:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6EvK0QiRquxWM4Hm_S0LOoTGtHtTgLNrWeJ73V4IxRIJnhlYbIij7iLisvwWH8YFH7RkmBJmoQxvSiPlRbW-IwcNuJSMU9_IvchoJeeU49IwpWAXcgbvVhXP_MFy3JUxuEJJcGhQ9w4/s400/Peaches.JPG)
until I was compelled to buy some. OMG, so good.
Onions (orn-yons, with a nod to Justin Wilson):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnAkzHr9_nFArOxN7j74q9J9aK7L4j4HGDPphvtfrR5GAtgcAz3W-ZGDu0j-wnS2FmwYy7tzx9URtHGL9TgAMbyDFzYtSZpXSIV5X-Ln2_eVBm3ae7kZAEtMAu9RhyE2Q7i4v5l4w5ro/s400/Onions.JPG)
Farmer Katie had these handsome yellow squash:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoTBGAlT6J7_hYidUO7IkyvmEKOX_bD1jXHZ14So07saLQmTFVDHvNgaJTFYMuFR-LhG9jNFp0zxg2N2yfbjldDI5Bk3N2u_ZoYuG5exN2DGCDqxKEHzFtqRUJBnt7MH50NHvBETLVi4/s400/YellowSquash.JPG)
and (ugh) baby okra:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBbeYXcMqUoHMuOt6sdCXfAEHUswV41hn954Hoqszz0pLzwuJJCh0ZyrdK8I35PpIDfBFIADo99zqU89J0wHEpvJK-EKcsrIZqL8FX7aSIPuUvXiEXxnuUe_m8LGNjrn0hEyu-xIAwRE/s400/BabyOkra.JPG)
cute little tomatoes:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjTwTk7nsG7TKJGw9sjq5SwJ-e14lKBH_a_UbDfN_8Dk0I8MSJr1vvlN1IrHK92pIImCHxAQnrb67DOnVxaTeQYDrWNIORwcPZAqmp_GXZmNFfbmNvc6Ymi_J0yQf35Plsvt13MwH8fM/s400/CherryMaters.JPG)
and lots of fruit:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ii60vtBF1SqBJ36R3hICoDCOcy9kHgkftjkNehld-yYP7OluDNpQQ57MLA9mYEolHKrlgxSbcwYq3hYyZXY0pKxd7LU4GWDxe6ooiZE5pYK1Dg36J9_pPftg81hsnzN2UdcQKkR3USA/s400/Fruit.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20b1qV0eaKvm9d6unlQGyurJF2XL7jmKPN3khXiuS7Ig9EIvhr35qwfZvVK1gojJu7b8woMXG_GftfgZ4IKzXCfJZMe52BAj_o53LTYqMj8H3kUcqr18C5FT3gox7HTxyXmGzWRN2uHI/s400/Blackberries.JPG)
and pretty Zinnias:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWYHZllQipBPxjUuq4K98Uh1o1lgPq7V31I4qNSOf-qK9BPtlz-bpNUc4i_t1MAJx-T21xbMHCtcIsoTiGiahx1wiaKrK68sraCic0KlEd-Vfuj3tCaj3YBhP5PPBw1_EXnxTTK4njZk/s400/Zinnias.JPG)
Over at the flower tent, I saw these:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA1F2Q9sXhkxtKQTI0jVdgzWo66dMcV_RDEDK9fnDVm7OZ1rYtl1RKHagBzR8KxvUBGBzKOGLiQDKwqayPs_o6pdBDlEuQaQi58KYuZelJODIghS7NypD_ii9RQUKt25dmLY-7mN_zYU/s400/OrnamentalPeppers.JPG)
HOT HOT HOT peppers, which is why they are ornamental.
And these, which are
not daisies, but the name was a mile long and my grey matter couldn't retain the words:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWL4-8mXzRW12afG845OI9Fqic5sVkbEBO_Tq3bnrQ1ietsYBXZ0Ng2KMu6tQAeTtBpxupeUQEnrcQ2RTwcvKpsj_gZdrDgixaIY4jGLs6zV8f75KVsbB1_85s5EGrURfGv_tOVcvg8I/s400/NotDaisies.JPG)
I
do remember they are in the Black-eyed Susan family, and look, their centers are raised up:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonCN2iT8OG6RWA8BRLq1vGSdLbDxnbW2W855dGasIY5hW3tTyMxcX3PwR_9OtUk36mPpzU8QQHBUhQSNWDIDZ-qDxSoQX4GKnlyEUPJIbJ_dHcWCoihTXZWm467j25ZhOza4BVtfN8mI/s400/OMGITSINFOCUS.JPG)
For a cheap thrill, hover over that picture and look at it's name (as stored on my computer). :)
Cockscomb:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDSzvGYuD5uOMqmvfXaYIG1vvui5zNa61EmAGbyGGCiNXl-9oe5fzPhR36xBvTN97JxBL8Emb_UJS4HWuBEH1SBmRGnHceIs9DtV0K6gvJWZmgNVEjRVkl7PQb7xyh9-PZhCM1YrZGLA/s400/Cockscomb.JPG)
and my flower arrangement:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwHkSTrlhe40UwcWFYUCLE24pi4qnFgmeB8LLXG3r9ik184D-wv9pVweONfrFC8U26LbxPZYddgbRc1wGhYWt6uKmJ_nbcMznwXPGMzfRQNbXUKD3wY_5F1J8W_2wKCE3ltyUCCDt6xM/s400/MyFlowers.JPG)
Lovely!
Ready for the doggie portion of the show? For starters, here's a handsome dude:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuxRFbxht4XM-RKK_ThR0QDOSCMWHAST9z31SRx9N7g0fhiwNGNxCa1Fjb0DQ_xjNocTawG0TAPEGXlwkCFw_i-HsKvuUTQ3R_kxgPzikztnrPDX4t4wSW29zxk7n0saWDflJroBA8ls/s400/Dog1.JPG)
a teeny tiny cutie:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QSx5NHZEikcFBSt0hMbqDoGVbv7GSf-ivyxrcUWsl6ozuXdj94KBQ6kjkPmLfMmgssk5VFgi7F5MBBsctZ_DU7ZyTnHlji2Y_ZmRz_6W13IL3D8qtpggBHs4GjaCLA1mgqjLXByyxHA/s400/Dog2.JPG)
and the Pug from last week, only from the front this time:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4Eza_huamnrPdO5mmUOE5rn-A4Y6C3L_KqsA4BJ0-bDrGBNIAYZuDsO0yripManJCQEdxhF8zBBwiJLm0xgke7LgikhAtv84ghWbxXV4zly6oM1OplqUGhSwzsv-wFXE6Nx4NbqX8Dw/s400/PugNoButt.JPG)
Okay, now for the clever idea of the day: one of our jewelers made some chandeliers for doll houses:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnhkdITbOGVcVaRES8eYyzvRYrk9eZVQ3mLbfgnkl2qDKo8-SCto2JE2YfQVCQ2Y6nXlSWx5XRs7D9yqvn3mvz5xwGpYEN-voE7F-2cA7dCjpSl7wOmRIdYs0N_Xh0IOb9lTiitYAtRY/s400/DollhouseChandeliers.JPG)
Isn't that a cute idea?! Think of the possibilities. Oh, and she made the blue glass beads.
And last, but not least, is the color combo du jour:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CjpU6cU2PoX3XHax3xcF4564aZS0R66ZasrMeZbDyfe0YsnwL7bs6qaJLHUGlBnt8MFtx4yqEj06-cIfR7iRVIMZjWT7YQCl-JG3oP2l9R1EYBBXGJAGvQxHH5p3_XoQN7uWAYSobFc/s400/ColorCombo.JPG)
(Yeah, I know, it's out of focus, but you get the idea.) This is a scarf being made by the rock lady, and I saw lime, turquoise, tan and off-white. Look for this on a card of mine, coming soon!
Okay, that's all I have. Thanks for reading this far! And I hope to have something crafty for you Sunday!
Thanks for stopping by!
Handsome doggies! And the doll chandeliers is a cute idea. I wonder if there's much of a market for that? Hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great set of pics and commentary! Love your market posts...makes me sad though we don't have squash and okra here!
ReplyDeleteI love your Farmer's Market updates. I would have been eating peaches all day long!
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