Market Report: Passing ships and cabbage tips

by Kimberly on March 3, 2008

in Market Report, Photos, Seattle

On the way to the Ballard farmers’ market yesterday, I ran into a bit of a delay.
drawbridge up!
(I love Seattle’s drawbridges. They make me slow down.)

All this hoopla for a little tugboat?
why the drawbridge was going up
(It was the only ship in sight. Isn’t it cute?)

While we waited for the bridge, we watched each other.
waiting in the car next to mine
(Is that a dog or a toy? Our little girl cat is twice that size.)

At the market, the sun shone on produce and people.
sunlight on radishes
(Radishes are so pretty! I wish I liked eating them as much as I like photographing them.)

Old-time musicians filled the air with rhythm and song.
remember to tip the musicians!
(The only instruments that make me happier than banjos are bagpipes.)

Those farmers sure know how to tip the musicians!
only at the farmers market would tips look like this
(What would you do if someone tipped you with a beautiful savoy cabbage? If your first thought is cooking, and you have a recipe in mind, go tell Shauna about it. Really, she’s asking. Of course, you could tell me, too.)

{ 7 comments… read them below or add one }

1 shauna March 4, 2008 at 2:35 pm

Beautiful post, my dear. I love that photo of the drawbridge up!

And I can’t believe they received a Savoy cabbage as a tip! What eerie timing. (And yes, I love the suggestions.)

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2 Mrs. G. March 4, 2008 at 4:14 pm

Great photos!!

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3 Tanya March 5, 2008 at 10:27 am

I love that little boat…. the whole bridge opened up just for it! too cute!

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4 Barbie March 5, 2008 at 5:58 pm

Great photo essay. And I’m reminded of the children’s book about the tugboat, but I can not remember the name. I get it mixed up with The Little Engine That Could.
Love you, B

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5 Tom March 5, 2008 at 6:21 pm

It only takes a draw-bridge to make you slow down?

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6 Melanie March 11, 2008 at 5:29 pm

Loved this post! How’s the new job? For both of you? Big hugs!

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7 Bakerina March 20, 2008 at 1:19 pm

Ohhh…please promise me that the next time you come back east for a visit, you and I can go to Mystic together. We can watch the drawbridge go up and down for little totes every hour.

Of course, if I follow my legal adviser’s school advice, Mystic will be a far piece for both of us to get to. ;)

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