This has to be the third time (at least) that I have said "this is the last of the tomatoes." And then there were more. However, today, as I pulled the plants out of the pot, I also harvested seven green tomatoes. And, trust me, these are the last ones. This makes a total of 53 tomatoes harvested from two patio tomato plants. Not bad. Here is the last of the crop. I'm hoping they will ripen. And, if they do, they will join the rest of the tomatoes I have frozen in anticipation of making cream of tomato soup. Yum!
In the back garden, the red roses are still blooming, as I expected they would, but the yellow rose is a big surprise. The yellow rose plants were a gift for mother's day from my Paul and Nancy. They were not doing well in the pot indoors so I planted them outside. Look at it! I really need to find a larger pot to plant them in and hope I can get them through to spring. Or, maybe I should just mulch them and hope they are still alive in the spring. Mulching sounds better.
The bird feeders have replaced the hanging potted plants. I bought 50 lbs. of bird seed the other day (20 lbs mixed seed bird snack, 20 lbs sunflower hearts, 10 lbs thistle). I hope it lasts a while. Oh, and six suet cakes and one double suet cage.
I get so much pleasure from watching the birds in the winter and admiring my flowers and tomatoes in the summer.
