9/1 – The object I got is a watermelon radish, which is green and brown on the outside, but bright pink on the inside. You would never know what it was like without first cutting it open. Feels similar to saying you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. I have looked at all sides of the vegetable, it is round, rough, and slightly squishy. I don’t know how old or ripe it is, but it does seem to have bits of roots still hanging from the bottom, maybe not realizing it has been pulled out of the ground. I’m not sure where I will be keeping it, whether it should sit on my desk or stay safe in the fridge.
9/3 – …
9/4 – Today is the day I will cut open the radish. I hope it had a good stay in my fridge. I took a knife and started cutting, and I could tell it had a very crisp texture. I was surprised about the rich purple color on the inside, it wasn’t quite what I was expecting. I was staring at the colorful vegetable, and it almost looked like an exotic fruit. However, it had an earthy, strong smell that reminded me of any other radish. I decided to take out a spoon, scoop out a little piece of the radish, and eat it. Again, I was almost fooled by the vibrant color, but it still had that distinct crispness and strong flavor of your common radish. That’s the end of the radish, I’m not sure what’ll happen to it next, but it sure is an interesting vegetable.
5 thoughts on “Watermelon Radish 🍉🌰😱🗿”
I liked your detailed descriptions of the radish. They provided a good mental image of it. I also liked how you returned to your point about how an aspect of it that was not immediately obvious surprised you on the last entry.
Andre
I thought that the way you cut open your watermelon radish and were shocked to see what was on in the inside. I also thought that it was interesting the allegory of the “you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.” I just thought that was super interesting.
Connor
I like how you described the radish; The description was detailed enough for me to feel like I was there. When you took a bite of the radish, what did it taste like? Was it sweet? Was it juicy?
Yacine
I love you used common phrases like, “You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover” in your description. I am also to visualize the fruit in my mind and follow along with the story.
Zac
Tyler, I like how you attribute self-consciousness — or a disturbing lack of self-consciousness — to the watermelon radish: “it is round, rough, and slightly squishy. I don’t know how old or ripe it is, but it does seem to have bits of roots still hanging from the bottom, maybe not realizing it has been pulled out of the ground.” Shouldn’t those roots be aware of what’s happening with them? The second paragraph confirms the radish’s ability to surprise. Very nice work.
Mr. Stephens