brad's atomic grape tomato looks wild
Brad’s Atomic Grape is one of the most striking tomatoes in the garden, with streaked colors that look almost painted. It’s a tomato that proves vegetables can be as beautiful as flowers.
snow arrives early after a brief silence
I harvested several more "last tomatoes" for a few more weeks. I thought that whatever fruits we get all the way to November would just be an unexpected gift from the gods.
hello, november
Every gardening year is an opportunity to start fresh, a chance to do over. There is no time for regrets.
pink bumblebees, perfect combination of look and taste
Pink Bumblebee is one of the prettiest tomatoes in the garden, striped and glossy with a flavor that makes it just as memorable as its looks.
a painted sunset tomato to admire
Painted Sunset is one of the most beautiful tomatoes in the garden, with warm streaks of color that look almost like a sunset painted across the fruit.
a great blue heron contemplates a peculiar fall
If the Great Blue Heron was perplexed as we were, it didn't say; it was content to sit there, savoring the stillness of the moment.
a certain death just around the corner
The squash and the zucchinis to my amazement are still flowering, not caring at all that it will all end soon.
meet the spectacular black strawberry cherry tomato
This is one of the most "photogenic" tomatoes around; its color transformation throughout the growing reason is a source of unending enchantment.
extended summer delight
Today, the house finches were enjoying a wildly boisterous splash in the bird bath in the kitchen garden. It's October but who can resist this weather?
some fabulous poppies
These poppies are such happy, no fuss flowers that it's hard to get mad at them for reseeding so vigorously.
