This week we celebrate summer (some are celebrating winter) with this week’s Sunday Stills theme TASTE. The month of July is all about the food where many folks taste new foods while enjoying holidays and vacations. This year’s California State Fair, going on now here in Sacramento, added the new tagline “and Food Festival” to its brand.
Did you know July is National Ice Cream Month? July is also National Hot Dog and Picnic Month.
Your post does NOT have to show pictures of food! Show and tell us what “taste” means to YOU! Perhaps share your taste in books, music, fashion or media, or an image of your family enjoying a picnic.
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.
Eleanor Roosevelt
I am not much of a foodie, other than to eat and appreciate food, so I do not take a lot of photos of actual food. I thought it would be fun to style a few ice cream photos, so here they are.
Looking through my photo archives, I was surprised at the number of images that worked for “taste.”
Last year, we tasted yummy macadamia nuts and goodies at the Mauna Loa factory in Hilo, Hawaii. We even shipped a few boxes of chocolate-covered mac nuts home for family and friends!
Summer means healthy eating of fresh produce found at Farmers’ Markets.
I played with my phone app to capture a cartoon view of this green salad.
Need some lemons for lemonade or lemon meringue pie?
Summer also means beer tasting in Lake Tahoe with friends.
These lovely and tasty concord grapes did not make it to the summer table but were found almost frozen in a Spokane neighborhood last November. Yes, they tasted just like grape jelly out of the jar!
Would you like a taste?
Food is all about balance; it is all about taste.
Michael Mina
The images of the ice cream scoops in the small Blue Willow cups are submitted for Becky B’s Blue July Squares.
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I can’t eat ice cream as I’m dairy intolerant, but I do like fruit sorbets. I love the taste of fresh lemons though – the freshest ones I’ve ever tasted were in Sorrento, Italy.
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My daughter is, too, Stevie, glad there are dairy alternatives available.
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Stop it. You’re making me hungry! I thought I’d go with an obvious one for here: https://grahamsisland.com/2019/07/21/barbecue/.
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Yes, some ice cream to go with your BBQ!
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The best tastes are in the summer!
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They are!
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What great photographs, Terri. I am looking at them as I sit in front of the fire reading my blog.
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Thank you! Dreaming of summer, Robbie?
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Fun, fun, fun, Terri. Here is my contribution: https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/sundaystills-summer-highlights-with-sir-chocolate-and-friends/
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Cannot beat the fresh produce out there Terri – it’s peach season here and corn on the cob. Great now but don’t ask me about wintertime 😡. Fun challenge!
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The Central Valley of Sacramento is quite the bread basket. We don’t call it Sack-a-tomato for nothing!
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Love your tastes!! here are mine! https://dailymusing57.com/2019/07/21/sunday-stills-tastes-of-summer/
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You had me at the ice-cream!
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Me too 🙂
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Fabulous Summer shots Terri.
Her is my summer in Australia
http://bushboy.blog/2019/07/22/a-taste-of-summer/
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My mouth is watering, and you might think it’s because of the ice cream photos since I love it so. But no, the lemons are what went me off into full blown sensory overload. Wow! Love all the pictures. The cartoon version of the salad is very interesting. Fun with photography, Terri!
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Yes, Molly, just the thought of lemons gets me drooling, too! Glad you liked images! Hope you are staying cool!
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That ice-cream photo has stirred up some cravings – thank you very much, lol. 🙂
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Its certainly hot enough for a couple of scoops !
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I hear ya! 🙂
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Winter? I’ve almost forgotten it 🙂 🙂 Nice images, Terri!
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Thank you, Jo!
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Fabulous post Terri, full of great tastes!! I love summer foods but alas we’re in mid winter here 🙂 . I too love a sorbet
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Thanks, Deb, I know winter has it’s share of yummy tastes.
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Great shots, Terri. It’s making me hungry for breakfast. Yes, I knew it was ice cream month, since a friend made me aware of that last weekend! Love the little cartoon at the bottom of your page. Did D.G. Kaye inspire you? 🙂
Have a great weekend!
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Thanks, Liesbet, I don’t take a lot of food pics, but it was fun to “style” the ice cream. Of course I had to eat it afterwards. And yes, several bloggers have the bitmoji. Something fun!
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