explore...

 … is today's photography theme.

Prickly pear fruits (I believe).

Took these photo whilst exploring the farmer's market in Houston, today.

It's MAJOR.

Had NO idea what many of the items were.

Which makes me very happy. =)

A key to exploring, in my mind, is to:

1st, embrace your ignorance,

2nd, ask someone to teach you.

That way you get to learn,

and they get to be a smarty pants;

a win-win.

=)

There was one item that looked like bags of dried green dodder or Spanish moss*.

A young girl explained to us that it is what you put in the manger for the baby Jesus.

Not for eating--oops.

She was SUPER cute.

I love learning from a 9-year-old.

So, there ya go.

Day 23 of the 30 day photo challenge (by @just_go_do_it): DONE.

xoxobb

*Now that I look at it, I'm wondering if what they were selling IS Spanish moss, which is neither Spanish, nor moss. Apparently, it's an epiphytic flowering plant. And it is native in this region (I'm in Texas)… interesting!

gardening block overcome, rewards subsequently reaped

 

Everyone, including beans I'm stripping
to get bean plant to resume production.

Mostly cherry toms + 2 ancho peppers.

Tomatillos 'n' little peppers (some sweet, some hot).

A few of the tomatillos are as big as regular tomatoes.
Apparently these pups thrive on neglect.
That and an accidentally deep planting bed,
probably 'cause it catches & keeps more water.

Some of the tomatillos w/husks look like
little green jack o' lanterns to me, so it's kinda seasonally apt.

Anyhow, I'm loving all this color.

Happy Halloween, everyone! =)

xoxobb

flashes of summer color, while I wait....

    
The wire that connects my camera to my computer is...
     in the camera case
          which is in the car
               which is miles away
                    and will not be here till 6:30 p.m. or so...

Y'all (and I) have to wait. Meanwhile my camera is RIGHT HERE, filled with images I'm DYING to take a look at (on Mac) and I CANNOT.

arf.

Soon!

In the meantime, here's a few to add color on a gray day. Remember farmer's markets in August (no. hemisphere folks)?

pretty peppers in the port (of San Francisco)

sunny tomatoes beaming

who couldn't love that face??

=) xoxo the biobabbler