Its a new semester and my last summer session before graduation in the spring. I am determined to get this blog up and going this semester. So here we go...

It was suggested that I talk about experiences and process with each shoot. This week is a little different than normal weeks, but let's be honest, none of them are normal. This week I went to the Soulard Market on Thursday instead of a weekend. Only two stands were open, but luckily my favorite one was. Schweiger's Produce is the one stand that I have found the most interesting foods at including last semester's Jack fruit and this week's lychee and prickly pears. Please check out their fb page. https://www.facebook.com/SchweigersProduce/

Anyway, Belle and I went to the market with the plan to re-shoot corn on the cob. Instead she found the prickly pears. The fruit is beautiful with a green and purple skin. I never would imagine what the inside would look like...bright red with the consistency of watermelon almost. Next to the pears were something that looked like a rough red and brown acorn. The lady working the stand explained they were a lot like a peeled grape on the inside. Really? They are definitely more beautiful on the outside.