Last week I spent time in Nome, Alaska. Plenty of sunlight next to the Arctic Circle this time of year. Located on the coast of the Bering Sea, it is a uniquely remote and desolate town of about 4,000 population. The Iditorad Doglsled Race ends there. I can vouch that the pizza was flavorful and the people friendly. The winter darkness and 50 below cold would drive me nuts. I would probably swing from craving people to visit and brighten the day or becoming a melancholy hermit, a cheap version of Howard Hughes.

Gardens, flowers and trees were unseen.

By week's end, I was ready to return to Seattle. Immerse me back in the green and lushness of our area. Today I went to a Farmer's Market and picked up a few fruit and veggie items.

I thought about their colors and shapes that make them attractive to eat. Then I began to wonder, "How could my photos make them more delicious to the eye?" Hopefully, I had success.

Those onions glow! What child could resist tasting a radioactive onion?

If there were a way to put a scratch-n-sniff peach aroma on this photo...everyone would start to salivate!

I shouldn't try to write this blog when I am hungry.

The red cherries were attractive without any photoshop needed to make them look better. The plump bright colors looked like they were injected with juice up to the point of bursting.

Rainier cherries are my favorite. Dang, if only they were cheaper. But summer is not summer without a few to munch on.