We have been enjoying watermelon here in Arcadia….
I created this diptych for CBC’s word prompt “Picnic”. It was the first time I made one in Photoshop and I will not admit how long it took me to figure it out… That white cup under Mr J’s arm is annoying me but I find those watermelon juice lines and his little smile in the shadows precious.
Am I the only one that misses the seeds and thinks that the old seedfull watermelons were sweeter even if slightly annoying? How will children ever learn about seed spitting contests? Also, I find it interesting that we are now notified that we may find an occasional seed even as we are learning that we may be reducing our risk of heart disease. I admit that I investigated www. watermelon.org., and while I enjoyed reading the history of watermelon and learning that seedless watermelon does not involve genetic modification I was horrified at this recipe for watermelon jelly logs . In all fairness I did find this recipe for a Watermelon Cosmopolitan that sounded like something I would try.
After an afternoon of grandchildren I was still left with plenty of watermelon for one of my favorite summer salads since 1995 when I first found it in the newspaper…so easy and so so yummy…
