December 31, 2011--pomegranate and pine

I had already done an arrangement for today when I noticed the pomegranate sitting on the counter. I'd cut a wedge out of it to harvest some seeds, but suddenly it looked like a vessel, not a fruit, so I jammed some pine into it. The feel of that pine stem penetrating the pomegranate flesh was crazy. And then, another interesting thing happened: I turned on the light over the counter and that created a great pine needle shadow under the pomegranate.