Trying to capture winter; tamarillo, persimmon, some fallen leaves and a deconstructed obi. Su Leslie 2018
It rained all through the holiday weekend, and I really didn’t feel like leaving the warmth of home. It meant that meals were a bit “creative” and the fruit bowl is now empty.
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Zimmerbitch 
Outstanding rainy day photo creations!
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Thanks Peter 🙏
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Nice Japanese feel to these, Su. We had a bit of rain today despite the “only 30% chance”, but now the sun’s out and it’s lovely. Have to have rain, though, so I’m good with that.
janet
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now that you mention it Janet, i feel that Japanese vibe too – so cool
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Thanks Janet, the background fabric is Japanese and I do love that simple aesthetic. Hope the sun keeps shining for you (not that I’m anti-rain) 😀
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yeah to the empty fruit bowl – and shutter clicks
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Lovely Autumn colours,Su.
Leslie
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Thanks Leslie 😀
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Great use of color, Su!
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Thank you Amy. I have a fascination with obi, and am getting quite a collection in different colours.
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Obi?
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The sash that is tied around the waist of kimono. They are incredibly long and often beautifully patterned. I found a shop that sells old obi really cheaply. They can be picked apart and the fabric used for other things — bags, cushion covers, photographic props 😀 I’m a sucker for lovely fabric.
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Ah, of course—that obi! I didn’t realize that was what that was in the photo.
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a wonderful play
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Thanks Maureen
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Lovely scenes. I have never eaten persimmon or even heard of tamarillo, but I do recognise the Ginkgo leaf! As already mentioned, very Japanese looking.
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😀 persimmons are one of the best things about this time of year for me. They used to be quite uncommon and imported, but must be grown locally now as they are so abundant. Tamarillos are a nightshade — in fact they were called tree tomatoes when I was a kid (like kiwi fruit was Chinese gooseberry). They’re native to South America, but apparently grown quite weirdly in Aus and South Africa as well as here.
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I thought the tamarillos looked like tomatoes. Do they taste similar?
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I think so. They are quite acidic. The skin is pretty tough, so we normally just scoop out the flesh. The juice is very dark red and stains something terrible 😀
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Best keep away from me then. I stain everything! Especially when cooking! Really need to use the apron I have.
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Hehe. It’s taken me years and many ruined shirts, but I finally reach for the apron before I start cooking. 😀
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I really like the first photo — wonderful complementary colours and shapes.
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Thank you 🙏
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Hehe! Totally know what you mean with having to be creative food wise because it´s too cold to go out (not at the moment of course but I do remember a thing called winter 😉 ). Such beautiful colors, the obi is the perfect background! I think I´v never tried a tamarillo but I love persimmons – even have cultivated two trees out of seeds from fruits I once ate. Sadly they never grow blossoms – so no fruits. But they´re still lovely. 🙂 xxxxxxx
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What a great idea to cultivate the trees. Shame they don’t blossom. I will have to add “persimmon trees” to my wish-list for the forever-house garden. xxxxxxx 😀
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These are gorgeous.
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Thank you 😀
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Love the feel of these shots Su. It’s fun to be creative with what’s already within your reach.
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