I enjoy visiting the 3rd Street Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings in Naples, Florida. The past couple of years we have tried to go but it was so crowded we couldn’t find parking and the street was so full of people we lost interest. Between October and the first of the year when the tourist season begins, the market is in one lane of a parking lot parallel to 3rd Street South. When we arrive at 8:30 there were lots of parking places and we could walk through the market without bumping into anyone.
And I enjoyed the live music – the singer you see in the middle of the photo above and at the other end…
Today there were only two venders selling vegetables and one selling tropical fruits. The rest were local artisans or small business owners selling their goods. I didn’t buy much, just some zuchinni, tangerines, and a quiche to split for our lunch. I think I’ll go back next Saturday without my camera.
As we were leaving I heard a familiar sound before a saw them. The Parrot Man of Naples was taking his parrots for a morning outing and stopped to talk to the man who had been singing.
A third parrot is sitting on his right shoulder.
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What a delightful way to start your day.
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Farmer’s Markets are the best! hmmm, I wonder how their apple fritters are! HA!
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And, I mean no disrespect to parrot man or to you but ahem, those are Cockatoos, not Parrots. Well, yes, they are part of the Parrot family and all of that, but aren’t they usually referred to as Cockatoos?
Guess I’m just splitting hairs (or feathers, if you will).
Hope you had a great weekend, Pat.
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Thanks – they just could be Cockatoos. I will ask him the next time I see him.
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Oh…you shouldn’t leave your camera at home…it will be lonely. 🙂
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LOL – but the vendors want me to put it down and dig in my pockets a little more.
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Farmers markets are so great, aren’t they? And such a great melting pot of humanity😀.
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I agree, Kay. Although this market was very white and upper class, except for us and some of the vendors. 🙂
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Not so much melting in that one then😉
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