Vegetable love...

The thing I love about vegetables is their beauty. Deep green spread on broad lettuce leaves. Seed heavy tomatoes happily sitting red in their baskets. Zucchini nestled in for cool nap. Bright cherries ready to be plucked from the bag and placed on the tongue. Peas and beans, spinach, and pots of herbs sprout peacefully and fervently. They know their purpose. They grow towards the sun.

Farmer's markets are especially pleasant on cool July mornings when a holiday has pulled the normal crowd to other destinations. The produce stands are easily browsed and sampled. The fruits and vegetables call, wanting to be touched and envied. For a dollar you can get a huge bunch of lettuce fresh picked yesterday evening, a half a pound of fruit red cherry dark, three long tender zucchinis, or a perfect summer green tomato. Bring a bag, your mom, a friend. Buy produce. Find love.