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lemon lesson

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from bloom to fruit
be tart and full of color

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32 comments:

Pugelicious said...

What a gorgeous plate - I just love all sorts of china - the lemon looks very at home on that pretty plate.

Unknown said...

and make sure to get yourself into a lemonade because that is when you taste best for claire ; ) or maybe into a mug of hot tea?

leaca said...

cute plate.

Memories Of Mine said...

your lemon on a plate has me thing of making lemon butter. something I haven't had for so long.

I also agree cute plate.

Anonymous said...

my lemon plants are still very small - i wait for them to bloom and grow!

Donalyn said...

Lovely post ELK - one of the few things I regret about living where the weather is cooler is that I can't grow any citrus.

Jewels said...

Very nice thought about a lemon ELK! I never saw a lemon plant before... thanks!

kat evans said...

Love these photos!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
the new banner! :oD

jag said...

...and make others pucker. :-)

I had never seen a lemon bloom before - I thought they grew in the produce aisle! Can you tell I don't live in citrus country?? :-) Nice connection of words & images! xox

gkgirl said...

love...

Peaches said...

purple to yellow
more zing than mellow

Betsy Brock said...

I've never seen a lemon in the bloom stage before! We northerners are missing out!

Anonymous said...

Nice lemon, sweet to see the lemon on that plate..

you are worthy to have am award..
Congratulations!!!

-alvond

Gayle said...

I have never seen a lemon blossom before! Both images are so pretty.

Suvarna said...

oh my goodness, in your own back yard? pure poetry

Meri said...

What wisdom (and color and fragrance, too).

Joanna said...

I love those two images, and the thought. Thank you for these.

Jeanne Frances Klaver said...

I love the perspective in your photos. Truly inspirational!

Prospero said...

Is that your own lemon? I love the fragrance of a lemon tree in flower.

joanne said...

the most amazing fruit comes from the tree in my mom's backyard... so full of juice and incredibly flavorful...

as we all continue our own blooming, may we all be as juicy and giving and fruitful (and even tart too)... :)

lovely photos...

ELK said...

this lemon is not from the tree it is too early ...here is a blog post from last fall when one was ready to be picked!

Char said...

love the lemon on the plate - so bright and cheerful. a great reminder that a little tart always makes the sweet sweeter.

Puna said...

Oh the wonderful evolution of a great fruit. Thank you ELk!

Caroline said...

Lemons can teach us so much :) And they have many uses too... Love the photos!

e.o.w. said...

Ahh, lemons are hard to find around here, you lucky people! Love the words of wisdom ELK...

georgia b. said...

i did not know lemon tree blossoms look like that. i think lemons have to be my favorite fruit on so many levels. i love the way they look in a bowl or sliced in a pitcher of ice water. i love the way they smell and can make any room fresh. i love the cleaning properties they possess. i love the taste when the juice is added to my water. {it's the only way i'll drink water.} i love the cleansing properties they have for the body—and how they help prevent the kidney stones i am prone to. {although they wear down the enamel on teeth, too.} i love the use of them in design motifs. and i now love the way they photograph. this could be the wonder fruit, no? move over bananas! :)

Elizabeth Halt said...

i like to buy lemons to put on my counter and then slice and put in a dish to scent the kitchen :)

Susan Tuttle said...

I am loving your new banner. The photo of the lemon is so summery.

:)

spread your wings said...

beautiful lemon photo. i really love the way lemons look and it's so cheery on this cute plate

christina said...

I So need to move closer. ; )
Such gorgeous photos.
xo

Jac said...

Gorgeous lemon! I would love to live somewhere where I could have a lemon tree. How perfect it would be to go outside and picka a lemon to cook with. :)

SE'LAH... said...

nature is amazing, isn't it. and yet, i continue to be amazed.