summer :: opening day

the weather around here has been downright awful and, frankly, depressing as of late. rain, wind, even snow. i am morally opposed to the idea of wearing a coat-- a coat!-- in june, and i defy anyone who still thinks global climate change is a crock. but, summer seemed to arrive to stay this weekend, just in time for the first day of the farmers' market!

i love the farmers' market. when i was a kid growing up in michigan, we would go to the farmers' market with my mom and get fresh honey and amish bread and maple sugar candy. at last summer's salt lake farmers' market we found delicious fresh corn and cherries and peaches and dozens of other summer delights. but the thing i love most about the farmers' market here is that it seems like the whole city comes out



and suddenly the diversity of salt lake, which can be difficult to spot sometimes, is right there in front of you. it reminds me why i choose to be here, right now, and why i am happy about it.

so, with summer and the farmers' market making their entrance on the same day, mara and i hopped on our bikes, rode downtown and checked it out for ourselves.



we ran into all kinds of friends, including heidi and tanya, who were equally excited about the whole thing.





there wasn't much produce yet, but there were great crafts and delicious belgian waffles






and that diversity i was talking about earlier.






nothing says it like a leopard-print bike, eh?

and so, let the summer fun begin!