… it was an impulse buy.  I had traveled to my local grocery store with a  specific list of items to purchase.  Prickly pears were not on that list.  And yet as I passed by that basket of fruit …

… I guess the overhead lights struck the skin in such a way that I was reminded of iridescent glass.  How could I resist such a display?

And yes, if I look close enough, I still see stars in a night sky.  Perhaps an aurora. 😉