Garlic heads (ail rose de Lautrec)
I got these 3 garlic heads from my Mum yesterday...all the way from France! This is locally known as 'ail rose de Lautrec' or pink garlic from Lautrec. My favourite of course! It's a fairly big crop where I'm from in South-West France (Albi in the Tarn departement). I even spent a week harvesting 2 summers in a row when I was 16 & 17. We all reeked of garlic by the end of the week as you can imagine! Not that it put me off, au contraire, it made the bond stronger! I even eat garlic raw.... new season garlic (not quite dry yet) has a sweet edge and is as crunchy as a good apple, try it! Of course, have some fresh parsely ready to freshen up your breath :))
Oh, these 2 shots are my very first postings with the new camera...
Comments and faves
annabellafranc [deleted] (73 months ago | reply)
beautiful colours....
W10 (73 months ago | reply)
Very nice asteri. I'm also a big-time garlic lover. BTW, what's your new camera?
Theodosios (73 months ago | reply)
How about reenforcing stereotypes eh?The Frenchman with a row of garlic around their neck!!!
In the end we are all mamas boys. Mine came to visit and brought kilos of feta cheese from back home:)
I like the unceremonious topic of garlic as a first theme for new camera postings. Showingoff some contrasty colours there. Did you use flash?
Enda P (73 months ago | reply)
Ah, one of your Mum's legendary packages. What else was in there? Some boxes of 'stuff'? :)
J'ose [deleted] (73 months ago | reply)
Ah moi qui adore l'ail, je suis ravie :-)... et la photo suggestive me fait sourire ! ;-)
radiant guy (73 months ago | reply)
Now Vampires can't harm you :">
Congrats one more time, i like the focus in the photo.
Nathalitanis [deleted] (72 months ago | reply)
congratulations on your new camera :) It makes beautiful photos, or at least it does with your guidance.
marinkel (72 months ago | reply)
i had the same thoughts as j'ose....of course this is intentional. quite a freudian monument you've created here, being a present from your mom an' all... ;0)
love that pink garlic too! but it's so hard to peel... bon appetit! :)
Τηλέμαχος (Telémaco) added this photo to his favorites. (72 months ago)
Τηλέμαχος (Telémaco) (72 months ago | reply)
I like garlic a lot, but I've got problems in my stomach, so now I can't eat it anymore...
:-(
MooseDog Studio (72 months ago | reply)
I like this shot with the stems bending over. The colors and the shiny wood surface. I'm not sure what you do to the background in some of your photos...but I love the painted quality of the background. I also saw the same look/feel in the dandelion photo (I think it was titled "escape").
Beautiful work.
undressed_lord (72 months ago | reply)
Nice colors!
Princesse Andalouse (72 months ago | reply)
Pour l'amateur d'ail que tu es, je crois que tu vas être à tes pièces, comme nous disons en France!!! Alors bon appétit et surtout bonne haleine... Belle photo quand même.
crocotears (72 months ago | reply)
what an amazing light!
KBlood (68 months ago | reply)
Please consider adding to the Garlic Pool!
cookingdiva (60 months ago | reply)
they are beautiful!
David Maury (60 months ago | reply)
thank you very much everyone!
shellquoi added this photo to her favorites. (54 months ago)
Lec (32 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Protected Designation of Origin scheme of the EU (unofficial), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Fruttadi (29 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Spice and herbs of the world, and we'd love to have this added to the group!