Bee On An Artichoke

This picture was taken in a friend's backyard as our children were playing. The artichoke bloom was simply gorgeous, but I couldn't help but feel a... more

by Jeanette Brown

Title

Bee On An Artichoke

Artist

Jeanette Brown

Medium

Photograph - Digitally Altered Photograph

Description

This picture was taken in a friend's backyard as our children were playing. The artichoke bloom was simply gorgeous, but I couldn't help but feel a bit sad that it gotten to that point. Artichokes are such a great food that it seemed a shame that this one had gone right past the point it could have been eaten to the point where it was blooming. My friend just didn't know how to prepare or eat artichoke, so she had just let them go. As a person who grew up eating this delicacy, I'm amazed by how many people don't know how great artichokes actually taste. I once went to a restaurant with a friend and we ordered an artichoke appetizer. She was a bit shocked when we were served a plate full of hard, shell-like leaves and didn't know what to do with them. Once I taught her how to eat them, she thoroughly enjoyed them. It was a great improvement to her initial attempt to eat the leaves in their entirety.

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February 11th, 2014