Monday, November 17, 2025

Can you handle this pepper?

Red and green forever
London, ON
November 2025
This photo originally shared on Instagram


We live on a decidedly noisy planet. So on occasion I’ll look for tiny blinkered moments where the noise gets shut out and is replaced by something much simpler.

In this case, it’s one red pepper among many in the produce section of the local Farm Boy store. It’s late on a grey Sunday afternoon, and as soon as I round the corner and see this perfectly lit display, I know it’s time for some spontaneous vegetable photography.

As my immensely patient and understanding wife heads to the bread section, I lean in and try to figure out the ideal way to capture the scene and the moment. The noise of the surrounding store seems to disappear as I figure out angles and composition. I’m only shooting with a smartphone, but the equipment seems to be beside the point, anyway.

It doesn’t take long to get what I want, and soon enough I’m back in the bread aisle figuring out sourdough options with a particularly lovely human. She gets why I need to hit pause every once in a while - and why a little quiet amid all the noise can be good for the soul.

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