October 16, 2011--more okra!

Honestly, I just can't get over my love affair with okra. Two red okra pods and a stem of rugosa rose, with large, mature hips (red fruit), are in this little vase. There is just something appealing about seeing okra combined with most anything. The rugosa rose stems are VERY thorny (one friend tells me I'm the only woman in America who can handle them without gloves), but they're worth battling for because their flowers, foliage, hips are all beautiful.