In an attempt to remain employed, I will not go into how much I like/dislike my job on a public forum. I mean, you get the idea right? Wouldn't spend my weekend there if I could...
Each summer... starting in June... a silverlining.
Oh how I have missed thee. Okay, let me try to paint this picture.
Each Tuesday between June and October(ish), amongst the squalor of Pioneer Square there lies a beacon of hope. The sweet pea flowers waft a delicious sunshiny scent that, for an instant, transports you to a field of pink and purple waist high plants. (Don't worry, a bum will ask you for a dollar and will snap you right back out of it.)
Anyway, up in the courtyard, several vendors line their carts up and away they go. Beets, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, squash, asparagus (pictured above), cherries, peaches, apricots.. honey, cheese, spices.. the list goes on. But the flowers... OH the flowers. Bouquets of peonies and sweet peas ($10, come on..) fill the corners of the courtyard.
Unfortunately, I would have been caught up in a stampede of government workers had I attempted a picture of the flowers... Here are some beets instead.
And cherries!
Can I just hide under my desk and stick my face in a bouquet of sweet peas for the rest of the day?
I hear you on the market! I used to have a reason to go there monthly, but not anymore. There is also a bakery that makes large vegan cookies in there. Or at least it used to be there...
ReplyDeleteSpinach, goat cheese, blueberry (or strawberry, or black berry, or raspberry .. You get the idea) , olive oil, balsamic, and a drizzle of honey. Obsessed! You must try. Even Addie will eat it.
ReplyDeleteOr watermelon salad with feta and mint.
Now I just need it to be Saturday so I can go to the farmer's market ...