This morning, I jostled with chefs for pheasant eggs at the Union Square Greenmarket. With my dozen carefully placed in a separate bag, I made my way toward the strawberries,

gazed at sprays of elderberry flowers,

admired the graceful lines of whole heads of baby lettuce,

the excessive curlicues on a sign for beautiful cheese,

the bright lilies opening on another table,

near rainbow beet reminders of the double rainbows Brooklyn has glimpsed lately,

and tart currants that I will embrace another time—too tart for the sweetness of a holiday weekend ahead…

Related posts:

1. heirloom cucumber and shoots of corn
2. milkweed, cider, and dancing at the Camden Farmers’ Market
3. concord grapes, calla lilies, and porcini season

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Posted by Kristen Taylor on Friday, July 3rd, 2009, 11:57 am * Filed in flowers, Food, Market. * Tags: farmers, Food, greenmarket, kristen, kthread, local, square, taylor, union. Follow responses through the RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or trackback from your own site.