Organic

Organic. Fresh. Crisp and ripe. I stopped to admire the peppers today as I was picking up a few things at the grocery store. A quick thought came to mind, "how lucky am I that organic fruits and vegetables are so readily available". Grocery stores, farmer's markets, organic gardens......I know how much I have to be grateful for in my life and being able to eat something this fresh and delicious is something that I hope to never take for granted. Some people don't have the luxury of choosing fresh fruits and vegetables at the local market. I do and again, I don't ever want to take that privilege for granted.

This blip is for my cousin. He is a gourmet cook and is very passionate about fresh foods. Last week we talked about all of the local farmer's markets that he likes to frequent and he told me of his wish to hang photos of organic fruits and vegetables in his kitchen. And that's all he had to say. I was on it. I told him that I would be happy to give it a go. I know that he could find images from more experienced photographers but with me, it would be a gift and I would take as many photos as he liked. Well he loved the idea. That evening we went to the Farmer's Market Festival in Huntington Beach. The produce was beautiful. Some were stacked to perfection and others were varied creating nice mixtures of color. I took lots of photographs for him. And I had such a fun time doing it. I'm almost finished with the editing and am excited to show him the results.

This really is why I love photography so much. I love to make other people happy with my photos. I love to give them the photos and see the joy in their face. It really gives me such a great sense of accomplishment. It's my creative outlet and it's something that I can create for my friends and for my family. So today's blip is for my cousin because it represents the stack of photos that I took for him last week.

Today, I took the time to appreciate the little things that help make life so wonderful. Again, I constantly strive towards not taking things for granted. Not taking life for granted because every day can be filled with amazing opportunities if our eyes are open to them. These fresh peppers generated a lot of thoughts today and I'm grateful that I have an outlet like blipfoto to jot them all down. Getting thoughts out in a journal is such an excellent way for me to clear my mind. And a clear mind is a happy mind in my opinion. It represents expression. And when I take a few minutes each day to organize my thoughts, I find that I have so much more room to think about all of the love and meaning that surrounds me. I am now rambling, I do realize this. I guess with a week full of interviews, I had a few thoughts bottled up of my own that needed to be let out. Not exactly in an organized fashion this evening but since this is my journal, that's fine with me. Some days you just have to let your fingers fly on the keyboard. And today is just one of those days.

And yes, I did do a little staging at the grocery store today with the peppers. I thought that an orange and yellow pepper would do wonders for the composition. And I was aware of the quick glances and stares around me. But I was inspired. And I like it when I am feeling inspired.... Okay, at this point I could just keep going on and on speaking in circles and more, but it's time to wrap up. I've got the finale of The Bachelorette in less than a half an hour. I'm suspecting she may not choose either of her suitors this evening. And I hope that this is not the case because I love and I MEAN I LOVE happy endings. I tear up with emotion every single time. I can't help it. This reality television show moves me.

And on that note, I'm out.....