It's been sunny & warm (into the 20's c/70's f) the last couple of days so... the tomatoe seedlings are getting acquainted with the outside world. Time to give these big boys a larger home.
Back home after almost a week in the hospital. 18 staples later and a cut from front to back. With 98% of my kidney still intact.
Meanwhile,my tomatoe seedlings are doing amazing! Their ever growing presence hastens for a speedy recovery.
End of January remnants of snow. This winter has been the coldest in a while. I'm waiting for the first signs of the dark chocolate foliage to emerge from the 'Midnight Wine' Weigela.
Eight plus varieties of Tomatoe are germinating on an eastern window ledge. New seed arrivals are ever so tempting. March finally brings news of my awaited surgery, giving me enough recovery time before the busy gardening season.
Christmas eve
Snowing again on January 4th.
Now just as we're getting use to clear roads & green grass... there's talk of snow again.
Carmel Valley
On the way to Big Sur.
Monterey - Cannery row.
My husband and I needing a vacation away from the kids, decided to drive down to attend the Tomatofest. ( Being that it may be the last time for this event, I didn't want to miss the opportunity.) Every parent needs to recharge once in a while and there really is nothing like a long drive.
While sampling from the heirloom tomatoe tent; I found a lot of the bi-coloured varieties such as 'Texas Star' or 'Burraker's Favorite' were sweet but very flavourful.
'Paul Robeson' A bit mushy... but a good smokey taste. Most of the blacks had a nice smokiness to them.
My favourite...'Green Zebra',with a tangy-lime tomatoe essence. 'Hawaiian Pineapple'... has a melon pineapple top note and finishes with a mild tomatoe flavour.
Amazing variety!
My husband not a tomatoe fan, actually liked the smokiness of 'Black Cherry'. He's requested that we grow them next year. Now talk about a convert!
Heirloom varieties have such a range of flavour; sweet,tangy even smokey who would want anything but.
Beach front in Chelan, WA. (50.5 miles of glacier-fed lake.) The water colour was amazing! This is our third time here. (littleman's second)
Little man's first sand castle... made by himself.
Photo below: Osoyoos BC.
The Vegetation is similar,the water is warmer but not as blue. (warmest fresh water lake in Canada)
Prep work.
Our little Mermaid.
The hummer was starting to glow as darkness set in. Now if I could catch a real hummingbird in flight...
'Flashing lights' & 'Arctic fire' dianthus in flower.
My little 'Patio charm' tomatoe finally starting to fill out. It even has three fruit trusses ready to bloom.
At night the dragonfly glows. I like the red and the blue light best, the green is a bit eerie.
