Good afternoon, class. Today’s lesson is on the importance of looking at your food before consuming it. To illustrate, we have a special guest appearance. This cheerful green pepper was sliced open by one of my coworkers during dinner preparations last autumn. Like the Virgin Mary Toast, all evidence of this miraculous occurrence would have been lost had she tossed the pepper core without a glance. Let us all have a moment to pause and reflect on the tragedy and waste so narrowly averted.
Thank you. I hope each and every one of you now understands why it is important to always look before you eat, or slice, or throw away your food. Any questions? Good. Class dismissed.
Now the details, since I know some will ask. First of all, I can vouch for the picture, since I’m the one who took it. That’s my desk underneath it, and my Christmas cactus blooming in the background. How could I not capture it on, uh, pixels, when presented with such a spectacle on a day when I happened to have my camera at work with me? The only retouching consisted of adjusting the lighting (too dark), sharpening (too blurry), rotating (too vertical), cropping (too big), and resizing (again, too big). You can trust me. I’m a writer. I may exaggerate, but I never lie. And, finally, if you’re having trouble getting your bearings, click here for a larger version of the above photo, or here to see the opposite side of the slice.
I’ve been trying to figure out what it looks like, and (if you squint a little) it kind of looks like Winnie the Pooh. Just go with me!
LOL… Is this a Stop And Smell The Roses kind of thing?
All hail to the green pepper. *snort*
This just makes me realize I should take a picture of the birthmark I have on the back of my leg. It looks like someone giving you a thumbs up. (or a birdy, depends on your view.)
Now that is just cute when food smiles back at you. My veggies don’t feel the same way, I think. It might be because I’m not part of the Crisper Cult…
how cheerful 🙂
i love it. you brightened my day. 🙂
Wow! Who knew food could be as intertaining to adults as it is to kids. *G*
Very cute–I particularly like the brown seed crew cut. 😉
Did you know there’s even children’s books published with smiling vegetables?! Yours could be one!
i like the opposite side.
Great Picture. Thank you now I will always have a gander of what I’m throwing away before I actually throw it. It’s a good lesson to learn…