19 November
peeling back the layers
now is the time for using onions from the local community gardens
Shining through the branches of a big old pine tree
When Joe comes home from working nights he flops his cap down on the kitchen table. It is an Irish sculls cap and when he wears it with his mask at work they say he looks like a Southie (Irish part of Boston) bank robber. I just like the way it looks on my kitchen table and I’m glad he’s not a bank robber. My sister had to get some scans in Boston and spent the week at my mums. I had them up for dinner one night. This isn’t the greatest picture of her...I think I caught her in mid-chew. Sunday I met with both of my daughters and my grandchildren. We were the only ones in the pizza place and felt comfortable taking our masks off while we ate. It was the first time we’ve all been together in such a very long time. It brought me to tears. I rise before the sun most mornings and see it coming up over the neighboring houses like ribbons of orange and indigo light. One morning this week I happened to glance up and see the crescent moon setting behind the big, old pine while the sky was
Sunday I made an 'tarte d'oignon' and while peeling and slicing-through those onion tears I thought how peeling off our own layers can produce the same tears but with such a magnitude of difference. Such a simple shot so beautifully composed.
ReplyDeleteAnd so good in stir fry. Dinne
ReplyDeleteA great shot, I like the reflection!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shot! A single onion can make such a wonderful photograph - well, of course it's the person behind the camera who did it. Very well done!
ReplyDeleteVery simpel and nice!
ReplyDeleteJetteMajken
Fantastic caption, and I love the reflection!!
ReplyDeleteI love the title and the photo! Such whimsy!!
ReplyDeleteI love the big sweet Vidalia onions in the stores here. YUM!
ReplyDeleteI very much like the simplicity of this shot.
ReplyDeleteSomething so simple done so beautifully, love the reflection.
ReplyDeleteDelightful! You made me smile :)
ReplyDeleteOh simply yet lovely a good to cook with.... Michelle
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