A bounty of photos from today's MB Farmer's Market . . . Enjoy, dear friends!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[Deuxcents]

1. Yummy 😋 All my favorite delights, pretty flowers and veggies!

Looks like an iris in the first picture, some ugly tomatoes..that’s what we call em here but they’re really good. Pretty flowers to make the day brighter. Thanks Miss Peggy..still am hooked on the treats

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Thank you so much, my dear Deuxcents, for your lovely comments! I'm glad you enjoyed these so much.

Isn't it funny: the ugly tomatoes really taste sooooo good? I have to agree.

[JMCKUSICK]

2. The photos are gorgeous CaliforniaPeggy,

However, we still need to bring resolution to the torture aspect re: the yummy treats you keep teasing us with.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. I very much appreciate your kind words, my dear JMCKUSICK!

I am sorry to torture you with the yummy treats! I'm not sure how to resolve this conundrum.

Oh, I know!

I'll stuff some into my monitor and then you'll have them!

[JMCKUSICK]

14. Yay! Lol

[Mousetoescamper]

3. Beautiful photos, Peggy!

Just look at those fabulous tomatoes! I hope you took some home.

The squash blossoms are lovely. They're a spicy summer treat.

Thanks for the tasty offering!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thanks so much, my dear Mousetoescamper! I'm thrilled that you like my work.

And you are right! I bought one tomato; It's the tomato in the middle of the 3rd photo, the one with the faintly greenish stripes. It's the right size for us.

The squash blossoms always beg to have their photo taken! How can I refuse?

You're very welcome!

[2naSalit]

4. Fantastic collection!

Those giant tomatoes look like the ones I just canned today! Close to 2lbs each!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thanks so much, my dear 2naSalit! Glad you enjoyed.

And good for you, canning tomatoes! Those are some big ones. Won't they be tasty?

[2naSalit]

27. Oh yeah...

They were too big to do anything else with them! The ones small enough for sandwiches and salads are coming in now too, finally, a tomato sandwich! I've been waiting so long!

After this garden, I think I'll just freeze or dehydrate them!

[Callalily]

5. Bounty Indeed!

You always present us with a wonderful array of photos.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Thank you, my dear Callalily!

I'm really glad you're enjoying my work.

[Old Crank]

7. And Just like that....

there goes my diet....

Thanks for the great photos Peggy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Thanks so much, my dear Old Crank!

Your comment made me smile.

I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing all the forbidden goodies!

[Fla Dem]

9. As usual, wonderful photography CP!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Thanks so much, my dear Fla Dem! I really appreciate hearing about your enjoyment.

[surfered]

11. Looks beautiful snd yummy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Thanks so much, my dear surfered!

And you can safely bet that they are beautiful and yummy!

[judesedit]

17. Yummy

Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Thanks so much, my dear judesedit! It's always my pleasure to share them.

[NNadir]

20. One thing I need to know about Manhattan Beach, Peggy. Is Uncle Bill's Pancake House still there?

I last went there with my wife something like 30 years ago when we lived in Redondo.

It was where I discovered blueberry pancakes that were not compote.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. My dear NNadir! It IS still there and thriving!

https://www.unclebills.net/

And the link is live; I just checked it.

Enjoy!

[NNadir]

47. Thanks Peg. I have many happy memories of the place.

Many of these are connected with the early years of my marriage, when I was falling more deeply in love with my wife, although it didn't seem possible to love her more than I already did.

Before I met her, I lived for a time in Hermosa Beach. That was an unhappy time in my life, but life in Hermosa was some compensation, including being able to bike along the strand to Uncle Bill's.

[AllaN01Bear]

21. o m goodness gracious .

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Thanks so much, my dear AllaNO1Bear!

[orangecrush]

22. Lovely

Thank you for the burst of color!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. Thank you, my dear orangecrush, for your lovely remarks!

You're very welcome!

[mountain grammy]

23. Wow. There goes the diet. 😁

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. I hear you and I thank you, my dear mountain grammy, for your great remarks!

[malthaussen]

24. I swear, it seems like you go to market every day!

Next time you're there, could you pick up some of those good-looking pastries and mail them to me?

-- Mal

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. Ah, my dear malthaussen! It just seems like every day.

I get to 2 markets a week, and this one is the Big One!

I'm afraid that these pastries would not do well on such a trip! I'm sorry.

[Figarosmom]

25. How does one decide what to

Eat out of all those goodies?

The photo of the squash blossoms is spectacular.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. Good question, my dear Figarosmom!

Most of these don't come home with me is how we decide! The quiche and the veggies are the things we generally consume.

The rest are to make me, and all of you, happy!

[LoisB]

26. Amazing photographs. Thank you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. Thank you, my dear LoisB! I have so much fun taking them. It's good for me to share them.

[Diamond_Dog]

28. Gorgeous photos Peggy. Everything bright, fresh, and delicious looking!

I am always tortured by the yummy looking pastries with the berries though!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. Thanks so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!

It's a remarkable market.

The pastries are very good. The berries on them help me think they have to be at least a little healthy!

[Diamond_Dog]

37. Yep! I'm going with that theory, too!

[ReRe]

38. WOW! Thank you so much for sharing your lovely Farmers Market visions, California Peggy

I think my favorites are the yellow sunflower and the heirloom tomatoes. Did you by any chance choose one of those tomatoes to take home? If so, I want to know: did it have the taste of long ago?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. Thanks so much, my dear ReRe!

That sunflower really grabbed me! I was happy to get it.

As for the heirloom tomatoes, I did take one of them home. The third photo of the tomatoes shows the one I bought: it's in the middle of the photo and it has the faint green stripes.

I haven't eaten it yet, but I can tell you that the flavor in them is extraordinary. Very sweet and full of genuine
tomato flavor. Nothing like today's tomatoes!

I can't actually compare them to the tomatoes of yesteryear since I don't remember when I started eating the heirlooms. But they are great!

[ReRe]

44. I'm getting ready to prepare my beds for spring

Haven't had a garden since my sweet hubby passed 8 yrs ago. If it's the last thing I do, I'm having a garden next yr. One of my sons and a neighbor gent will help with the man's work this fall getting them all ready for winter.
"Only two things in life that's worth while, and that's true love and home-grown tomatoes." Yum

[CaliforniaPeggy]

45. Your plans for your garden sound great, my dear ReRe!

And I love your quote about two things in life!

I wish you great success in your garden!

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

39. Thanks for the food! Looks great! 👍🏼👍🏼

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. Thank you so much, my dear IrishAfricanAmerican!

I'm glad you enjoyed them.

[George McGovern]

40. All wonderful Peggy, but first, second and last images stand out! Thank You!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. Thanks so much, my dear George!

I appreciate your kind remarks on those photos!