The other day I had my first home grown tomato, a
Black Krim. On the outside they look red but when you cut them open you can see the dark color in the flesh and seeds.
These are the first three tomatoes I picked. The flesh is splitting due to all the rain but it heals up and they are still edible. One is
Cherokee purple, and the other is Black Krim. The yellow tomato I think it's
Lemon Boy isn't that flavorful to my taste buds. The Cherokee purples and the black Krim are much better. I've found two horn worms so far and picked them off. I don't know how they find the tomatoes but they do.
At the farmer's market this week I got these
pattypan squash.
I also got all of these
shallots for three dollars. They'll last me a good long while.
We've become addicted to the
white half runner beans. I cook them with onion, garlic and fresh tomatoes. They are so delicious. Even though I have to string and snap them the flavor is worth the trouble.
As we were sitting on the deck yesterday Gary spied this bird in the grass. He went down to take a photo and saw it was a
mourning dove. I think it was taking advantage of the little bit of sun we had briefly. Hope you have a relaxing fourth of July. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
