A summery day at Manhattan Beach's Farmer's Market!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[Walleye]

1. Very nice! The strawberries look perfect

I used to pick strawberries when I was little from our patch out back and my basket never looked that organized, plus I never got ahead more than half a pint because I would eat them the whole way.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Thanks so much, my dear Walleye!

I suspect most of us would have yielded to such a wonderful temptation as strawberries! I'm with you!

Glad you enjoyed.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. Outstanding photos, Peggy!

I just love the first one. It looks like an oil painting!

Nice to see an overview of the vendors in the last one, as well.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Thanks so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!

I'm glad you enjoyed my photos. It was a fun day.

[George McGovern]

3. PEGGY I agree wholeheartedly with Walleye and D_D!

Your good eye has been expanding! It's Wonderful!
"George"

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thanks so much, my dear "George!"

I'm glad my good eye has been expanding. That makes all of us happy!

[justaprogressive]

4. Love the Cleomes!

seen some grow to 8ft tall!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Thanks a whole bunch, my dear justaprogressive!

Ummmm. . . which ones are the Cleomes? I looked them up but couldn't tell from the photos I found.

[justaprogressive]

19. They're the flowers

that look like they're from another planet! Also known as Spider Flowers (your 2nd to top picture).

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. The flowers in the second from the top position are Agapanthus! They don't look like the ones you have here.

Or maybe I'm confused!

But I do know the Agapanthus flowers. They are otherwise known at "Lily of the Nile."

Not sure how you got there!

[justaprogressive]

21. Poor eyesight!

sure looked like cleomes

I see now they are missing the tendrils and upright flower petals.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Ah, no worries, my dear justaprogressive! I understand about poor eyesight.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. I've never seen white alyssums before.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear sinkingfeeling!

I had to google those flowers to see which ones I got today. I guess they come in a variety of colors.

I hope you enjoyed them!

[Deuxcents]

11. I've never seen strawberries this perfect before and I was just at the store today! Too pretty to eat !

Nice presentation so they’d be hard to pass by and not put in my basket..yum

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thanks very much, my dear Deuxcents!

The way these strawberries look is standard for this market. Everybody's strawberries are to die for!

I'm so glad you enjoyed.

[Deuxcents]

13. If they put that much effort into their display, the least I can do is buy them and enjoy 😋

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. That's for sure!

[KarenS]

15. Love all of these and always look forward to your

Farmer's Market postings

In this batch tho I wanted to note the one with the chili peppers is truly a study of greens ~ nice!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Thanks so much, my dear KarenS!

I really appreciate your kind remarks. They gave me a much-needed boost today, when the news is so disheartening.

Those chili peppers caught my eye; I love the textures! And yes, a study in greens!

[NCgayguy]

16. Such clarity!

I feel as though I was there!

Thanks, Peggy!
Reis

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Aw, thank you so much, my dear Reis!

One thing I always aim for is clarity. I don't always get there, but I work at it. Thank you for validating my efforts!