roadside peaches.06/28/12
The drive from Charleston to Gainsville requires lots of small roads which depending on your mood, can be a terribly frustrating or terribly exciting thing. On our way home we spotted this picturesque peach stand and quickly made a U-turn. Vidalias, tomatoes, and peaches for sale and you can bet Mr. Del will tell you how proud he is of his produce.
Little did we know, we were stumbling upon a movie star. Del was an extra in Forest Gump, Radio, The Patriot, among others, and he showed us the papers to prove it. What was meant to be a five minute stop quickly turned into a twenty minute chat — and we were more than happy to listen to his animated stories. And true to his word, we’ve had peaches for breakfast every morning this week and they are the best of the best.
oh olivia, what wonderful photographs, aren’t impromptu chats the best, specially when they have a soulful legend feel to them. ah craving a good peach now.
moral of the story: always stop at roadside stands. so good.
these pictures are just lovely! What a great stop/find! And what a perfect model your boy is with his red hair and all—looks like it should be in a magazine!
cheers!
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OH MY GOSH THESE PICTURES! i HAVE TO TELL YOU, I’M MOVING TO CHARLESTON IN AUGUST FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND YOUR BLOG HAS MADE THE ANTICIPATION NEARLY UNBEARABLE. yOU TRULY BRING OUT THE SECRET MAGIC IN EVERY DAY EXPERIENCES. i CAN’T WAIT TO TRY IT ALL OUT ON MY OWN. -l
…i also have no idea why I apparently can only type in caps! sorry!
What a wonderful pit stop! these pictures are beautiful (and have me craving a peach!)
how cool is that! and your have such an eye for photography :)
How lovely. Your photos are an inspiration each morning to me. Truly a wonderful way to start the day.
I love learning little things like this. You would never know about Del until you stopped and took the time to learn and enjoy those little moments. I think I’ll go buy some peaches from the market tonight.
Lovely photos! I can’t wait to go on my road trip in the upcoming months and make little impromptu pit stops like these.
My mouth is watering! What beautiful produce!
mmmm. So tasty! we grew our own tomatoes this year and I have to say, homegrown is SO much better than supermarket crap.
tHAT IS AWESOME YOU WERE ABLE TO MEET SOMEONE FROM THE MAKING OF fOREST gUMP! (i’M NOT SURE WHY IT’S ONLY LETTING ME TYPE IN ALL CAPITALS BUT i GUESS IT CONVEYS MY EXCITEMENT FOR YOU ABOUT MEETING SOMEONE LIKE THAT)
bY THE WAY THOSE PEACHES LOOK DELICIOUS!
-Milynn
Love-And-Whimsy Blog
Great shots! I love the one of the peaches in the basket :)
how charming is that! i’m so anxious for peaches to be in season here in michigan!
I just love fruit stands of any kind. There is something so much more “fresh” about the fruit
AHH these photos are gorgeous :)
Olvia, these are really fantastic photos.
i SINCERELY wish that florida was just a drive away for us too!
Love the pictures and those peaches look mouth watering!
yummy, farmers are the best! so proud
what a sweet story, with beautiful shots to go along with it.
I would love to find somewhere like this locally- beautiful pictures!