still life #4 - the odd one out

police officer to witness: can you describe the suspect?

witness: sure, it's round, it's very red and has a distinct smell.

police officer: can you identify the suspect form this lineup? do you see the suspect?

witness: (looks at each and every fruit in the line up, squints eyes, furrows brows, purses lips, then shakes head.) no, don't see it there.

police officer: are you sure? (impatience showing in the lines of his forehead)

witness: yup, not there. sorry.

police officer: (hunches back and lets head fall forward in frustration) what else is red and round and has a distinct smell, for crying out loud!

witness: a rutabaga?

police officer: looks with bewildered eyes at the witness, takes a small jar of tylenol and pops three pills with his icy cold coffee.

-o0o-

another dreary day in toronto. i was going to go to chinatown to buy ricecake but subway trains were delayed so i strolled around the malls trying to find my trains of thought that somehow got left somewhere.

[Mike Schwandner]

fantastic shot

[summerfield]

@bk12racing - thank you, mike. i appreciate that.

[Danielle Greenwood]

Loving the still life shots mate. Beautiful light.

[summerfield]

@danig - got to keep up with you, kiddo. ;-)

[Meiska Vedry]

I love the story and the pic.Besides anything with rutabaga is pure comedy

[summerfield]

@silverdraggin - thank you, meiska. glad you're back.

[Carolyn Sue]

HAHAHA -- great script! Great lighting! That apple IS hard to spot (HAHAHA!) Very cool picture!

[summerfield]

@cscecil - really, eh? hahahaha. thank you, my CS.

[karenann]

This looks like an oil painting . . love the odd one! Suits me just fine. Your story cracked me up . . thanks for the laugh tonight. :)

[Howard Steele]

Fun shot ,that the apple from the garden of Eden?

[Jann]

Fun- I thought you were going to eat those pears?

[summerfield]

@karenann - funny that i have a thing for the 'odd' things; probably reminds me of me, that's why. :-) thank you, karenann.

@steeler - hahaha! course not. the apple from eden was wax, a rutabaga masked as an apple. thank you, howard.

@jannkc - i did eat some of them and i bought more. they were on sale :-) thank you, jann.

[Camille Bisson]

funny - made me laugh. nice shot.

[summerfield]

@catsmeowb - glad i made you laugh. thank you, camille.

[Anne ❀]

looks like a painting!

[summerfield]

@sunnygreenwood - thank you, anne.

[Netkonnexion]

Nicely composed.