Just Beet It

Quite frankly, the main reason I decided to share this photograph... it was so that I could use that pun as the title.  That is all.  This is a pile of fresh beets in the Union Square Greenmarket.

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Berries of Blue

I somehow keep finding myself taking photographs at the Union Square Greenmarket.  It's probably because I walk through it a few times a week, but it also might be because the place is just inspiring.  Union Square Park is lovely anyway, but fill it with fresh fruit, vegetables, baked goods, meats, wines and flowers, and it becomes a place of magic that tourists never think of when they visit New York City.  This city is so comfy, I associate it with tiny coffee shops with thick velvet curtains, farmers markets. tiny theatres and parks full of flowers, rather than the hustle and bustle of the traffic in the Lincoln Tunnel, or the lights in Times Square.  I just wish that everyone who visited this city took the time to go other places than just the "tourist area" in central Manhattan... and maybe eat some blueberries.

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Like this?  Take a bite into some Budding Berries.

Peaches

I love walking through the Union Square Greenmarket.  The food always looks so delectable, even at the end of a day of sitting out in the sunshine, when they are cleaning up.  Every once in a while I will indulge in some of the beautiful fresh produce, but more often, I just take it all in, which is what I happened to be doing the day that I took this photograph.  I realized that it is not just chalkboard signs that I love- I love all handwritten signs.  It is the human handwriting that makes one feel so comfortable, that connection to the understanding of another person as expressed through their physical motion and a writing utensil rather than a machine, a printer. Immediately, it's more relatable, it makes us feel relaxed, and promotes fun.  The barista behind the coffee bar, or the guy working at the farm stand seems more like a person than an entity divided by the worker/ buyer relationship.  We eat some peaches, and all is well in the world.

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Like this?  Take a look at another Union Square Greenmarket fruit photograph, Gala.