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2011-08-03
Look upon me, oh mortals, and wonder!
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the first tomato of the season!
It's a cherry tomato, obviously. A variety called Tommy Toe.
And after I photographed it, I ate it, Gentle Readers. It was quite good.
Currently out on the deck, fighting off the skeeters even though I have a citronella candle burning nearby. It's lovely despite the bloodsucking wildlife--hi 70s, clear sky, lower %RH. Last night wasn't so lovely. Storms pushed through, dragging a cold front after them. Lashing rains and high winds--I crossed my fingers that we wouldn't suffer a power outage. The lights flickered once, before the blasted storm even arrived, but stayed on for the rest of the evening.
The lawn is so lush, more like late June then early August. I'm still harvesting mesclun and have a hella lot more to eat. I may have to do what I did last year and cut the stuff en masse, bag it, and stick it in the fridge.
Should be picking the big tomatoes in a couple of weeks.
In other news, will be all strung out the next two days. Tomorrow night at Ravinia, Itzhak Perlman. Friday night at Ravinia, Yo-Yo Ma. Very much looking forward. Hope the weather cooperates.
It's a cherry tomato, obviously. A variety called Tommy Toe.
And after I photographed it, I ate it, Gentle Readers. It was quite good.
Currently out on the deck, fighting off the skeeters even though I have a citronella candle burning nearby. It's lovely despite the bloodsucking wildlife--hi 70s, clear sky, lower %RH. Last night wasn't so lovely. Storms pushed through, dragging a cold front after them. Lashing rains and high winds--I crossed my fingers that we wouldn't suffer a power outage. The lights flickered once, before the blasted storm even arrived, but stayed on for the rest of the evening.
The lawn is so lush, more like late June then early August. I'm still harvesting mesclun and have a hella lot more to eat. I may have to do what I did last year and cut the stuff en masse, bag it, and stick it in the fridge.
Should be picking the big tomatoes in a couple of weeks.
In other news, will be all strung out the next two days. Tomorrow night at Ravinia, Itzhak Perlman. Friday night at Ravinia, Yo-Yo Ma. Very much looking forward. Hope the weather cooperates.