The Last Taste of Summer
Cool air creeps in on the back of shortening days
The sun’s still warm but nights are cold
Nips of fall manifest themselves in the garden
The grape vines are almost bare
Garden tomatoes still hang on to the very end
No statement of an early demise signed here
Fallen Zinnias and Cosmos feed the last of the Monarchs
Honey bees still collect pollen in the early morning sunshine
To my surprise I see a remaining orange jewel
Hanging on the aging vines
The last ripe tomato just waiting for me
I picked it today and had it for lunch
Last but not least it still had the flavor
Of earlier brothers and sisters already eaten
What a wonderful way to bring closure
That one last taste of summer makes it all worthwhile
All the work and toil ending in one last jewel of flavor
As fall closes in with colors of every hue
I enjoy this one last offering
Thankful for the simple blessings of life
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
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You have a nice edible garden and good that you had the tomatoes into this late of summer. I didn’t grow tomatoes this year, but I had an orange tree, two plum trees, two grape vines in different spots and an apple tree. Some apples are not ripe yet. It’s fun to have an edible garden. You surely enjoy yours!
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Thanks! I really do enjoy the garden vegetables. I don’t plant nearly as many as I once did, but tomatoes are a must! Oranges and apples sound delicious as well.
Dwight
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My tomato plants got bigger than what I could handle. I planted different kind each year. Will try some smaller tomatoes next year.
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I put us a piece of four foot high wire 1″ x 2″ and then tie the tomatoes to the wire as it grows It vines up and then I let it run along the wire. I drive in steel fence posts to hold it up.
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I will miss the beautiful flowers and fresh veggies, but I will not miss the heat.
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You are right, especially in NC.
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