The Optimism of a Watermelon

Notes from my daily photography experiments #2

Photography Test by author, Reylia Slaby

Today from my daily experiments, I decided to succumb to cutting the vine off my optimistic attempt of a watermelon. The lifeline that connected it had withered and browned. The umbilical cord to this dying fruit.

I had tried to delay this moment for as long as possible. Cutting it would mean defeat. Despite my…