Hey Look, Something's Going On There; Vashon Farmers' Market

So, Alison and I drove through town  on our tour of gardens, saw the Vashon Farmers' Market and decided to stop and check it out.   I'm easily distracted by anything that looks like it might be fun and fortunately, Alison puts up with me.  We parked across the way and walked to the market.   I've always loved this Boston Ivy covered building!


There was live music, and lots of beautiful island-grown produce, fabulous baked goods, hand made local beer, and much more.  Did I think to take pictures of any of that?  No.  I was very excited to find this Purple Orach plant after having just seen it at Jonathan's North Shore Garden a few minutes before.

 

Alison and I spent a long time looking at Lisa Betz Originals  because we found both her personality and her work delightful. 







Is this salmon beautiful or what?  When I see wonderful mosaic work like this I get the urge to do more myself.  It usually passes when I remember how messy and tedious  grouting is.

While we had a great time at the market, I took few pictures as I was busy enjoying the event.  You'll need to make a point of stopping by next time you're on the island on a Saturday to see how cool it is.

Fresh, locally grown strawberries that aren't the size of your head and really taste like strawberries are one of my favorite things in the world!  Guess what we ate for a couple of  days? 

 

I apologize for not doing a better job of showing all the wonders at the market but it sure was a delight!   We were thrilled to see this rare Vashon Island Bear/Sheep hybrid.  An extremely mellow and happy fellow, he bid us farewell as we left the farmers' market!

I'm sure glad that we stopped.  Isn't it grand the things we sometimes bump into when we're on our way to something else?  Tomorrow we're on to Kathy's Corner Nursery!