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Wordscapes: DONUT PARTY

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Photo Donut Party by Brooke Lark on Unsplash.

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Hurry!

Halos of donuts With kiwis and strawbs Berries and cherries And daisies and herbs Juicy sliced peaches A glitter frosting flurry....
Oh, never mind the rhyme, let's just share them all out now - quick!
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**Wordscapes: Donut Party**
This photograph was taken by food photographer [Brooke Lark](http://brookelark.com/about/), who lives in Salt Lake City and has posted more delectable photos on Unsplash, where she [tells us](https://unsplash.com/@brookelark) she's a:

Real Food fanatic. Bike rider. People lover. Running around with a camera.

The question whether Brooke's donuts were real catapulted me into the edgy world of fake donuts. There are plenty of imposters around - so be on your guard at all times. A gang Photofit:

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They come in all shapes and sizes so keep your wits about you:

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Try as I might, I could not track down any evidence of falsification - so Brooke Lark's donuts may well be REAL. On the other hand, there are no greasy fingerprints or juice bleeds from the fruit.....so the verdict's out until - when and if - Brooke replies to my message.

Real or false, lots of meticulous work went into setting up the photograph. Glitter and frosting can be viewed as artistic hazards - a sneeze or a stray hair can destroy hours of concentration. So great work, Brooke, whether or not you got to eat those beauts.

Which would you choose? I would go for the blackberry, cherry, pomegranate and blueberry and call it the "Superfood" donut, meaning that you didn't have to feel guilty if you ate a few; also that if you had a bad cold it might be very restorative to take a few extra.

But what really stopped me in my tracks about this photo was the colour/shape combination, which reminded me of millefiori Venetian glass:

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There was something essentially feminine about the arrangement, too. There is flamboyance but one more suited to antique embroidery than Gay Pride, say:

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[Source](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/38421403042189888/)

Journeying through this photograph revealed that I'd made a mistake in my poem: the flowers are not Michaelmas daisies, they're asters:

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And are the others small yellow chrysanthemum?

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The leaves look a little like mint:

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And the fruit arrangement is skilfully meticulous - I imagine knife sharpeners and wipes were at the ready.

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Apples, peaches, pears and grapes by Paul Cezanne

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Fresh fruits by Veronica Minozzi
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https://image.ibb.co/gFmowx/image.png Fruit Tart by Scott Bennett
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So thank you, Brooke Lark for this feast for the eyes,

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Message sent today to the photographer:

Hello Brooke

Your "Donut Party" photo on Unsplash inspired me to Wordscape it.

I hope you like it:

@Wordscapes celebrates inspiring photos. I describe the visuals accurately in a no-frills poem, write a few notes, ask the photographer a question and bundle it all into a post. Next, I invite the photographer onto steemit and yours: if and when s/he replies, it goes in the weekly Wordscapes Digest.

Your Question:

*Is that fabulous-looking feast real or fake?*

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I hope you have time to answer my question: feel free to enclose with your reply extra material promoting your work for the Digest. I have posted this Wordscape on all my channels and have followed yours wherever I can.

Have you considered signing up free to steemit or yours, where you can earn crypto currency for high-quality original posts? Unsplash will be getting into crypto soon: steemit and yours.org are great places for noobs (including me) to get unconfused.

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