Before the strawberry ripens it stretches toward the light and bends itself, which ever way it needs to, to ripen. I think that we don't appreciate these things as much as we should. So, on my walk today, I stopped to enjoy the lesser known berry as I munched on the red ones.
The original size is a hi-res size and I recommend it for those of you with the bandwidth.
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