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Saturday Snaps: Small-Town Farmers Market

August 6, 2011 By Sandra Heska King

 

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. ~Alfred Austin

 

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  1. Karen R Evans says

    August 6, 2011 at 4:15 pm

    Love the quote, but the picture didn’t pop up for me. 🙁 Have a great day!

    • Sandra says

      August 6, 2011 at 4:45 pm

      Sorry, Karen. 🙁 There are several photos that should pop up as a slideshow.

  2. S. Etole says

    August 7, 2011 at 12:25 am

    No pictures showing here either … love Farmer Markets though!

    • Sandra says

      August 7, 2011 at 6:42 am

      Well, bummer. The slideshow pops right up for me.

  3. diana says

    August 7, 2011 at 12:32 am

    Me neither. RATS. Hope your Sunday is lovely.

    • Sandra says

      August 7, 2011 at 6:44 am

      Ditto. If you wait a few seconds, a slideshow doesn’t come up? Like the wedding photos? Maybe I need to go back and switch them out. I did it this way cuz there were so many, and I couldn’t decide what to cut.

  4. Mike Fisk says

    August 7, 2011 at 7:01 am

    Sorry Sandra, Didn’t work for me. Have a blessed day!

    • Sandra says

      August 7, 2011 at 7:06 am

      Thanks for checking, Mike. So odd. I’ll go in and change them out to regular photos. Stand by.

  5. Mike Fisk says

    August 7, 2011 at 7:28 am

    That works! Great photos. Nice work.

    • Sandra says

      August 7, 2011 at 7:50 am

      Yay! Thanks!

  6. S. Etole says

    August 7, 2011 at 10:51 am

    Had to come back for a look! Great pictures and what a darling little girl.

    • Sandra says

      August 9, 2011 at 8:32 am

      So glad you came back!

  7. diana says

    August 7, 2011 at 11:12 am

    Oh, yeah – that works just fine. Haven’t a clue why the slideshow didn’t work this time- but I don’t mind scrolling one bit – that way I can linger over your little one’s sweet face and hair. Thanks for re-doing it, Sandy.

    • Sandra says

      August 9, 2011 at 8:33 am

      Thanks, Diana. I hated for it to be an issue for some on slow speeds to load. You should be on vacation now? Rest!

  8. Carol J. Garvin says

    August 7, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    Lovely photos. The colours in garden produce always evoke rich memories of special meals but they’re so seldom a focus for our photos. We have a farmer’s market in our town each Saturday… shopping is like letting a child loose in a candy store! It’s hard to leave without way more produce than I can use.

    • Sandra says

      August 9, 2011 at 8:34 am

      I usually leave with more, too, even though I stuff myself afterwards. 🙂

  9. Nikole Hahn says

    August 12, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    Beautiful pictures. It makes me feel relaxed just looking at them.

    • Sandra says

      August 12, 2011 at 2:43 pm

      Thanks. It’s a very, very small “market”–but it’s all ours. And it *is* relaxing. Not all the rush and craziness of some of the bigger ones. 🙂

      I’ve even thought about taking a table down there. Maybe next year–if I have a garden.

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