Market colors

Of course, Saturday means L'Etoile market buying for me. Not much text today and just a small handful of photos. Why? No, not lethargy, my arms and fingers are still sore from my rooftop tree chopping of yesterday. The spoils of my labors:


so many branches 

I did take photos of the early morning sunshine hitting buckets of fresh flowers. I have always liked it when sellers put great masses of flowers in buckets -- it's the way I remember flowers being sold in the Old Country (I like the associations I have with the term the 'Old Country'). And the delicate early sun makes the pastels even more appealing.


in the early morning 

There is such wonderful variety in color at the moment. Even within the blue range, you can pick shades that are exactly perfect.


marching blues 

And the pairings -- how terrific to see irises against the puffy purple balls.


puffy next to slender 

Colors are fantastically coordinated, even in the food groups. During my first run I picked up the goldenrod tomatoes, red currants, yellow gooseberries, and yellow and orange carrots.


yellow orange red 

The day at the Market always ends for me with a bouquet for the kitchen table. This one will see me through the week.


a bunch for home