a day at the market...

lucy and i, along with my wonderful friend kelli, spent the day out at the ferry building farmer's market. i hadn't been since last summer, and it was fun to take a trip out to san francisco to go. the market it absolutely amazing--fresh fruits, heirloom veggies, local meats & cheeses, breads, eggs, handmade foods and so much more.

blue sky breaking though the fog! always a good sign...



beautiful heirloom tomatoes...




bag your own salad mix...

the merchant had both biodegradable plastic bags (25 cents) & reusable produce bags ($1.75). i went with the reusable bag, as i'd been wanting to get one anyway...



a plethora of colorful summer stone fruits...




stacks of sweet corn...




a source for local chicken & beef! i didn't buy any because we weren't heading home after, but this is a great find!



auntie kelli and her squash...






zucchini flowers... they're delicious when breaded & fried... i've never tried making them but it's worth a shot!



i bought a few purple potatoes...





hugs were free! i got one!




view from the back of the market...




food vendors line the side of the market... yum!





lucy konks out on the way back to the car... much too much excitement for one day!

a sad note about the seagull in the picture above... it's hard to see on camera but he had fishing line hanging from his mouth, almost all the way down to his feet. it's something that we've all seen before in pictures and things, but witnessing it firsthand is really shocking. disheartening, to say the very least. just another reason to make as many changes as we can, especially when it comes to the amount of plastics that we use and dispose of.