First trip of the season to the farmers market

Although it's been open every Saturday since early May, it wasn't until today that Audrey and Kate finally had a chance to take a bike ride down to visit the Hollywood Farmers Market. A trip to the market is a periodic family ritual, partly to procure some fresh, locally grown produce but mostly for a neighborhood outing and to graze on free samples and a small selection of favorite items (honey sticks, croissants, and horchata or a fresh fruit juice). The girls also like to get their faces or arms painted when the face-painting artist is there. The final part of the ritual is to take a short walk from the Market to The Wet Spot Tropical Fish store to ogle the rows and rows of aquaria filled with exotic fish.