2012 Veg Garden Naughty By Nature

Two tomatoes, one stem! These tiny jewels (title reference pun intended) are even sweeter than the slightly larger but still small gold nuggets, I didn't think that was possible! We're nearly at the end of the season here in our little pacific northwest microclimate, with no real rainfall for well over 60 days now it's a textbook indian summer. A stroll to the garden today sent dozens of crickets jumping in a wave in front of me like I haven't seen since I was a kid in Connecticut. The rain and humidity usually keep their numbers very low in these parts but not this year. Friday, the bizarrely large orange morris the cat doppelganger, couldn't be happier. He brings several a day to the patio for playtime, holding a giant paw on them with just enough pressure not to squish, letting them go and chasing them down again. Until another kitty shows up that is, then it's gobbled up.