Your photos are always awesome! What an eye you have. Who would think a chickpea would be worth looking at?
What camera do you use?
Bill, thanks for the kind words.
I've been using Canon "Powershot Digital Elphs" for almost 10 years now - and they've come along way, taking better pictures and having better battery life and getting more compact: but even from the outset, they fit in my pocket, which for a semi-aspiring amateur like me is hugely important. (I balk at having "ok this is my camera for 'good' photos, and this is my casual all the time camera" - on the flip side, I'm getting the feeling that no camera phone will be enough.) I think my current model is a battered Canon SD-1200.
Anyway, it turns out Canon's are particularly good at extremely close range stuff, so that can be fun once you learn to get the focus (nearly) right. But I have to say, thinking a chickpea worth looking at was actually EB's wifes thing- she grew it and was kinda showing it to people. (I was surprised to realize what a nice surface my cargo shorts made beneath it.)
Ah well, you flattered me and gave me an excuse to prattle on about a favorite subject, so double thanks!