Wednesday, July 3, 2024

ALLIUM CEPA

 I was stunned by what I observed in my home yesterday.



And no it is not a cross section of a human brain.

Never fear.

It was this.



A simple . . no, never dare I use that word "simple" . . a very *complex* red onion.

A thing of beauty.

It waited on a cutting board, next to its executioner.

Not executioner either.

But a tool to make it creatively appetizing.


But in the meantime . . in the rare moment when it awaits its fate, it is truly a thing of beauty.

And you wonder how I spend my days.

16 comments:

  1. I love it! You are spending your time wisely.
    ---Cheerful Monk

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  2. I never looked that closely at a red onion but I will next time a cut one!
    I like your picture up on the header!

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  3. purchased one today, and I have plans for it that include sourdough bread, mustard, sliced rare roast beef, horseradish and the red onion with it's lovely tang.

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  4. It is good to notice things that may have been unnoticed for decades. We should try to never lose our curiosity nor our ability to be awe-struck.

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  5. tc---can also smell that sweet pungency --nice photos

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  6. Shall we count the rings to determine age, like with a tree?

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  7. I hope the dismembering went without a hitch. I love a red onion.

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  8. I recognised that onion right away, having seen similar in my own kitchen.

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  9. I am about to go butcher one of those.

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  10. I love little amazements like that. Right now, the evening light coming through the bathroom window bathes the whole end of the hall in a golden light. I have never seen it before, but it is beautiful. As summer progresses, the sun will change position, but right now, it is a little bit magic.

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  11. A lot of artists actually use fruits & vegetables as stamps to paint with. You dip a section of that onion in paint and put it on paper and do some smaller ones and add a stem and leaves and you have a work of art!

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  12. Such simple beauty. And how often we overlook it.

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