March 18, 2010

Swiss Chard

If I were a real photographer like Deron or Phil or Barry–I would take many pictures of Swiss Chard growing tall and back-lit by afternoon sun. I saw this batch at a local nursery and went home to get my point-and-shoot camera. That red! That green! The glow coming through made me imagine other worlds, and the way the sun looks from behind closed eyelids.

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  1. Deron Bauman on March 18th, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    wow.

  2. Sheila Ryan on March 18th, 2010 at 8:22 pm

    So vibrant — yet Swiss. I’m confounded.

  3. Phil Bebbington on March 19th, 2010 at 1:40 am

    Daryl, you nailed it in your own way – man I love these.

    . . the way the sun looks from behind closed eyelids. Thank you for this, Daryl. I feel like I have been trying to put words and images to that since I was a kid.

  4. Michael Grant Smith on March 19th, 2010 at 5:23 am

    Beautiful, Daryl. Like Dale Chihuly glass.

  5. Danny on March 19th, 2010 at 6:14 pm

    Now, let’s cook that chard! I suppose we could do it vegetarian style with caramelized onions, chile flakes, pine nuts and some pecorino romano. Or even better with some sweet Italian sausages, white beans, and roasted garlic. Mmmmm…we love chard. Especially when it’s this beautifully captured.

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