Call & Response

The Call: Pear with Flower — Jessica

It was my intention to photograph this pear. And the two others I bought on Monday at the grocery store. I spent more minutes than normal picking through the selection trying to find a few that were as blemish free as possible. You know, photo ready and all. But pears are very delicate and the bagger, as usual, was not very careful. I was distracted, talking with the cashier about the baby who was sleeping soundly in his car seat.

Today, when I pulled the pears out for their little photo shoot they were less than stellar and my intended still life had to be quickly modified. A few minutes with a little cookie cutter took care of the worst part.

Intentions are good, but flexibility is better.

Response: It Is Upon Us — Cheryl

Yellow leaves on the ground remind me that Autumn is upon us. When I look up from them and gaze around my yard, I see weeds, overgrown plants, rosebushes that need deadheading, crowded tomato plants. I also see (in my mind’s eye) what I had wanted the landscape around me to look like. I think about my intentions last spring, shake my head, and wonder, “Will I ever follow through?”