Garden photos

The recent heat wave has done wonders for the vegetables. The cherry tomatoes are the vanguards of the this year tomato crop with the rest catching up in the next couple of days. I am eager to see what the heirloom tomatoes will look like. Some little fruits have formed on the purple and red pepper bushes. I have seen for the first time, black eye peas in pods hanging off their vines.

Our neighbor, Glynette, stopped by this evening as while I was watering the vegetables. She is the retired school counselor from Florida I mentioned in an earlier posting. Ellen and I had a fun visiting with Glynette and we learned about her fascinating childhood on her parents' dairy farm and of the upcoming Bowers family reunion in Bascom, Florida, when about 200 relatives are expected to attend. We sent some cherry tomatoes with her but not before she gave me instructions on preparing the black eye peas.