How many different views of a simple bowl of lemons can one take?

For the last two weeks, a bowl of lemons harvested from our little tree has been sitting on the table.  I pass by it at least a dozen times a day and each time I think there's a picture in there ...

I saw this simple, straight-forward view taken from behind and above the source of light:

The rim of the clear glass bowl intrigued me.  Light was refracted as it passed through creating a halo ... a part of which was a cool blue color: 

I had just finished reading a photographic book by Jay Maisel.  Something in it triggered me to get down on my knees and take this shot of the bowl using the back of a chair to focus the view.  Lemons in jail?  :)

And that led me to discard the chair and take this side-lit shot.  Now I could really see the blue refraction at the base of the bowl as well.

I was into it now ... I got down low and took this front-lit shot (the light was coming from over my shoulder onto the bowl).  It's my favorite!

There were some other views, too, but I fear I'm already boring you!

No artificially created photons were hurt in this production, all came directly from the sun.  Thanks as always for taking the time to look.

Bye  for  now,

Adam

P.S.  If you've gotten this far, Extra credit ... a rose from Mother's day sitting on the window sill next to the table ... CLICK!  

In my mind there's a weird link here: Mother's day brought about thoughts of my mom ... she was well known for her Lemon Meringue pie.  I wondered how these lemons would be in one of her pies ... Sigh, I fear I'll never have another as good as hers!