“Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape; but most of all, summer was Dill.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
Summer Morning
Pluots and Leaves
Beans
Lotus Bud
On The Vine
Bowl of Summer
Jane Lurie Photography 
These are fantastic images and I so want those peaches 🙂
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Thank you, T. When an image whets your appetite, it makes me happy that I’ve done my job. 🙂
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Never tire of summer colours, particularly the lotus bud in this series.
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Thanks, Lisa. So true. I shot that Lotus bud in The Botanic Garden in Sydney. 😊
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Fantastic celebration of summer, my friend.
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Thanks, Jet. Living the world through photographs right now… 🙂 glad you enjoyed them.
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Ahh.. I love your images, so colorful and the Lotus bud is a real beauty. Strawberries!!! Bowl of Summer is amazing! Here in Malta it’s too hot for the berries in the summer but in early spring and even in December you can buy sweet locally grown strawberries🍓🍓
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I’m so glad you enjoyed these, Anita. How nice that you get strawberries in December. Thanks very much for visiting and following. 😊
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Amazing post
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Thank you, Shivi. 💜
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Omg, these are stunning. The second one is my favorite. I feel like I can just grab these items from my computer. Super!
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Thanks so much, Markus + Micah. I’m glad they are so enticing! 🙂
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ahhh summer. ahhhh being able to leave your house!
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Thanks, Andy! 😄
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Glorious Jane. These images just leap off the screen with colors that are simply sensational, in every sense of the word 🙂
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Good morning, Andrew. Thank you! Coming from your artistic eye, that means a lot. Wishing you a great day. 🌈
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Have a great day yourself. After Michelle O’s speech last night I think I can see you smiling from here 🙂
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You sure can!! 😄💙
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Hello Jane
Thank you for these very beautiful gourmet images
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Thank you, Yoshimi. Glad you enjoyed this colorful celebration. 😊
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Wonderful pictures with two major color tones stand out from the pictures in this post – fresh magenta/red shade and fresh green. Some of them look tempting to eat 🙂
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Thanks for noticing, YC. 😉Happy you found this one enticing.
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Beautiful – love that lotus bud!
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Thanks so much, MB! 😊
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Bright, Crisp, refreshing
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Happy you enjoyed these, Linda. Thanks so much. Hope all is well with you and yours. 💕
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wonderful expression of summer , 🙂 eco
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Hi Ecopoet, Glad you enjoyed these colorful moments. Thanks very much. 😊
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Your photos convey the wonderful fullness of summer bounty – most enjoyable, thanks.
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Hi Carol, Happy you found these enticing. Thanks so much and hope you are doing well.
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Thanks Jane – we are doing fine thanks and I hope that you and yours are too?
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We are, thank you. As you may know, the wildfires in California are widespread which is an added threat during the crisis, especially to those in the northern part of the state. We are not under as much of a threat in the LA area. Yet. 🤞🏻😔
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Hi Jane. I have just been reading more of the news about the multiple fires, the poor air quality and the thousands of evacuations. A terrible crisis on top of the pandemic crisis. Can only hope that the threat of fires in the southern region does not worsen. Keep safe. Sending best wishes.
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Thank you, Carol. Sadly, more lightening storms are in the forecast. During the last, there were 11K strikes causing over 350 wildfires. I am in mourning for some of our state parks including some redwoods. Appreciate your kind thoughts. Take care. 💙
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Unbelievable the number of lightning strikes and the number of fires. The loss of lives is tragic and the injuries and lost homes and others structures are devastating, and the damage to forests, wildlife and the natural environment is very sad too. Although not forecast yet as far as I am aware, hopefully the weather conditions will change soon to slow or dampen down the fires. Take care.
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😔😢thanks, Carol.
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Such a rich colourful harvest! Are pluots a hybrid of plums and apricots? I’ve not heard of them before.
Alison
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Thanks, Alison. Yes, you got it on the hybrid and they are delicious. Hope you and Don are doing well!
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We are thanks. Hope you are too!
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We are hanging in. Feeling a bit more hopeful. 💙
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These are wonderful, Jane! So full of vibrant colour and freshness!
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Thanks very much, Pete! Glad to fill your eyes with color. 🌈
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Another photography subject that you always do so well – food, especially fruits and veggies. I love how the green beans curve this way and that. The pluots photo is akin to an old painting with those deep, colors and the graceful lines of the leaves. The lotus bud and strawberries are perfection. It looks like you’re managing to keep from being totally heat-addled! Congratulations! 😉
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Thanks so much, Lynn. A combination of present day and dipping into the archives. Fun to revisit easier days of taking my time wandering the markets. Love your description of the images. Much appreciated. (and I am still heat addled..) 🙂
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I remember a number of nice, virtual strolls through markets with you…but for now, staying inside is probably better. 😉 Take care!
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Aw, thanks Lynn. Agree, I’m playing it safe. Stay healthy. 😊💙
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So very summer! 🤗💕
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Thanks, Jo! Glad you enjoyed this celebration. 🙂 💕
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Fine and colorful set, Jane!
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Thanks very much, Harrie. 🙂 Hope you are doing well.
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This is a stunning summer collection
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Thanks so much, Ali. Appreciate you stopping by. 🙂
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Beautiful shots, and a real feast of colors. This time of year, it’s a real treat to both the eyes and nose, walking through a farmers’ market, with the fruit in all kinds of rich colors and just soaking in all the great fragrances. Even the humble ol’ green bean looks just great in your shot. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Robert. I smiled at “humble ol’ green bean”. 🙂 I love celebrating beautiful produce. Hope you have a green bean salad tonight.
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Wonderful photos of the fruits of the garden! So enticing!
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Thank you, Peter. Happy you found these enticing! 🙂
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My kind of imagery and beautifully presented.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed these, Bruce. Thanks very much.
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Beautiful Arrangement and Colors!
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Thank you so much, Herbert. 🙂
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Ooooohhh what gorgeous pictures, absolutely beautiful, love the colours, Jane, a real visual treat! The lotus steals the show, but I also really like the beans, which actually seem to be wriggling – and the pluots and leaves too. Wonderful! I enjoy your blog very much, Jane, and not least because of thew way you move through and around the genres. 🙂
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Thank you, Adrian. That means so much to me. I really appreciate reading your reaction. Take care and have a wonderful week. 🙂
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Very colourful.
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Thanks, Sri. Nature’s colors are wondrous. 🌈
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Beautiful!
✨☀️🙏🕉️♾️☮️🙏☀️✨
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Thanks, Graham! 🙂
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Will it be a good wine?
Beautyful colors!
Stay healthy👍
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I bet it was, Detlef. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed these– thanks very much! You, too- wishing you safe and healthy days.
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Jane, with each image , a WOW came from my lips, those vivid colors are just jumping out of my screen and I just want to take a bit of those fat ripe pluots.
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Thank you, Cornelia! We do eat with our eyes, don’t we? Happy you enjoyed. 💕
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Sweet… in every sense of that word! Nothing like eating fresh produce. Such a delicious theme. 😋
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Thanks, Gunta. Glad to whet your appetite. 🍓😍
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A very beautiful series, Jane! Love the “Bowl of Summer”. 🙂
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Thanks, Amy. My granddaughter picked those for me. 🍓❤️
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There’s just no comparison between summer fresh produce and that stuff we get in the winter that ripens off the vine as it travels across country. A little farther for us than you, I guess.. Love the pluots…wish I had a couple right now. 🙂
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Hi Steve, So true! We’ve had more grocery store produce than we’d like during this crisis and it pales in comparison. Happy you enjoyed these- thanks so much. 🙂
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We don’t have any kind of Famer’s Market this summer. Rather, the farmers are giving away their produce to churches, food pantries and the like. My sister, Ginny, her congregation has been receiving food boxes every week, loaded with carrots, potatoes, onions, apples, plums and more. Then my niece, her congregation received food products destined for restaurants, which included dairy products, yogurt, ice cream, etc. on a monthly basis. I suspect the economy may be in much worst shape than we know.
Love those pluots. They are good.
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Hi David, Sad about the lack of markets but I’m happy to read that food is not going to waste as much as in some areas. That is great news. It is tragic that the supply line from farms to restaurants couldn’t be modified to reach homes and they were dumping milk and plowing over crops.
Well, glad you enjoyed these summer colors. Thank you so much. 😊
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Such wonderful summer images, Jane. 😍
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Hi Sylvia, Pleased you enjoyed them. Thanks! 😍
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So beautiful Jane, wonderful colours!!!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed these images, Paulo. Thanks very much. 🙂
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You’re welcome!!!
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Some of the best things of summer! Love the pluots esp. ❤
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Thanks, Eliza. We eat with our eyes first. 😍
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Delicious images, Jane!
Yes, Dill! Always dill. Such a great herb.
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Thanks, Jordan. Happy you found these enticing. 🙂
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Jane, very special, as always! And I remember who gave you the strawberries. 🙂
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Ha! You have a fantastic memory, Fabio! My little granddaughter worked hard to pick those. Thanks so much. 🍓😊
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Jane, You had expressed about your little granddaughter’s gift with so much sentiment that it is hard to forget about those precious strawberries. Best to you and all your beautiful family! Thank you!
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Beautiful images Jane 👍🏻
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Thanks very much, Joe. 🙂
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Dill? My favourite herb beside parsley!
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Thanks, Amanda! Nothing like fresh herbs.
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A beautiful and delicious ode to the summer!
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Thanks, Noortje! Nature’s colors are a wonder. 🙂
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Luscious, Jane!
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Thank you very much, Susan. 🌈
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Can’t write a long response. Have to go find some fruit to eat. Honestly, these images are gorgeous.
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Ha, Janie. What a great compliment. 😀Thanks so much.
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Wonderful photos, Jane!
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Thanks, Belinda. Needed some color! 💜
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Wonderful colours!
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Thank you, Sue. Happy you enjoyed. 🙂
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😊
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I like the colorful nature of your Pluots and Leaves.
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Thanks, Steve. That’s a favorite. Happy you like it. 🙂
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Beautiful photography as always, Jane! ❤️
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Thanks very much, John. So glad you enjoyed these. 😄
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