Giddy from Gardening

This morning I took my son out for the 2nd time in 4 days to do some blueberry picking at a local farm. The first day the whole family went along. A lot of fun was had and we got about 12-13 lbs of blue berries for under 25 dollars between the two days. Amazing deal! They are very sweet and I have no complaints other than I wish the season wasn't so short. There is maybe another week left before they become too soft for picking.

After we came home and I put Jack down for nap, I went out to see what my own garden had in store for me. I wasn't disappointed! Squash galore, a least a half pound of green beans and tomatoes!!

I started moving branches around in my jungle of tomatoes and among the green unripe black cherries I saw the vaguely familiar glint of purplish red that would indicate ripe (or nearly ripe) black cherry tomatoes! I popped the first one I picked right in my mouth. Couldn't help it. It was big, juicy and sweeter than I had remembered. It made me do one of those audible mmmm's of appreciation. It was that good. I'm a happy gardener today!