Each Little World

Sweet Sunday

Ducks, chicks, bunnies, a basket of carrots and lots of sweet treats. There's a mixed bag of licorice, a chocolate tulip cup that I filled with chocolate-covered orange and lemon rind and crystalized ginger — and topped with a white chocolate and hazelnut mini "corn cob." Also included are a tin of Les Anis de Flavigny (French licorice mints) and a package of Stroopwafels (caramel waffles). All of it from Chocolaterii Stam at Greenway Station. I just discovered this Madison outpost of a Dutch chocolate maker which sells a dizzying array of beautiful and tasty treats; and you can easily see I fell prey to a delicious temptation!

Basho's radish

When the winter chrysanthemums go,

there's nothing to write about 

    but radishes.

— Matsuo Basho, translated by Robert Haas

 

SHE SAID: Yes, this is a radish! According to "Wikipedia: Black Spanish or Black Spanish Round occur in both round and elongated forms, and are sometimes simply called the black radish or known by the French name Gros Noir d'Hiver. It dates in Europe to 1548, and was a common garden variety in England and France during the early 19th century." This one's about the size of a clementine. Mark bought it specifically to photograph it rather than eat it. 

Playing with food

 

 

 

 

 

Nikon D-70 DSLR, Micro Nikkor 105mm lens, Adobe Lightroom 2, Apple MacBook Pro, four pears and a day off from work.

~Mark