Fruit Season
It is an absolute truth that when I am bored and don’t know what to photograph, I almost always take pictures of fruit. In a garden, an orchard, a field, a farm, a bucket.
As I was taking the picture of the mashed blackberry on the dirt path at Snead’s Farm, a little girl walked up to me and politely asked what I was taking a picture of. Her mother was nearby and gave me the go ahead to engage in conversation with this curious 7 year-old. I explained that I was tired of just taking pictures of blackberries and trying to come up with a new way to see the berries. I told her that the squished blackberry reminded me of the very best part of summer—the hot, sticky and sweet part. She agreed and went on to tell me that she had a camera, too. Her two little brothers joined us and we all took turns taking pictures with my camera. It made my day to share something I love so much.
There was a bumper crop of blackberries this year. And the figs are just ripening. The peaches have been mostly picked, and what remains is the sweet mush for the bees.
