Our family celebrates Hannukah which started December 1st this year, incredibly early. It’s been a little bit of a struggle to get into the holiday spirit, especially since I’m so busy with my work. But I did get some fabulous gifts on the first night. My husband gave me the book Bark, by Cedric Pollet. It is so beautiful and inspiring. The author is French and traveled around the world taking pictures of trees. Every page is a work of art and a source of inspiration.

When I got to the studio the next day I found that Pam had left me a couple of gifts, too. A pomegranate and a persimmon from the Farmer’s Market in Davis, California where she had been visiting her mother. They were so beautiful with the book I just had to photograph them together before I ate them. Mmm, beautiful and delicious!