a bowl of freshly-picked peaches – are there many things any prettier on the table?

or more inviting than cut and ready to eat on your lunch table for dessert?

 or more refreshing than the early-morning pick of perfect string beans to prepare for dinner and a few freshly-picked flowers from the garden

 I like to arm myself with my camera when I make the rounds to pick the fruit and vegetables:  how often I stumble upon unusual and gorgeous weeds (note Spello in the background).

or intriguing dead/dried flowers

or beautiful summer flowers, the details of which are remarkably stunning…if we simply take the time to “see” them.