"something dark" scampered across the bay window s A shriek from the kitchen pried my mind out of my CSS3(web page stuff) lesson, my ears were tuned for a repeat which would put the feet in high gear. But as I walked into the kitchen my wife said that the alarm was for "something dark" that scampered across the bay window sill and "hid" behind a plant pot. As I regularly feed all scampering creatures with their favorite Decon yummies my curiosity turned to the "dark object" cowering behind the pot. "Ahh," I said as I retrieved the villain, I rinsed it off under the faucet and inquired, "do you want half?" A negative reply and it was in my mouth. "Yum," I said, "the last one." "You won't be bothered by these anymore this year." I had taken a picture of the "villain" prior to it surprising her as she worked at the sink. Which begs yet another mini-storytelling of the "villain's" pedigree. I was collecting seeds last fall lamenting that the last of the tomatoes would not see the confines of a salad bowl when I remembered the anti-floppus overous devices and the tomato seedling that had crashed to the dirt in a premature death. I wondered if I could decapitate the top of a four foot plant and root it complete with the existing tomato, till it ripened. A couple of weeks in water had roots filling the bottom of the glass. The plant was happy as a lark slurping up all the water it needed. Into the neatest pot and on to the window sill over the kitchen sink where it watched the fall sun arc over the now barren oak trees. Winter winds brought a seasonal foot of snow and the tomato hummed holiday tunes as it watched me using the snow blower to clear a path to the bird feeders. The days passed and the tomato(a seed from Carolyn) turned it's genetically engineered blue/black/purple indicating its readiness to be eaten. This picture was taken before it had completely ripened. Returning to the shriek, the tomato had dropped from its stem and rolled across the sill. I suppose out of the corner of her eye the lurking tomato could conjure up any number of evils. Something Dark ( photo / image / picture from Jerry Sullivan's Garden ) Jerry
Love the story of the 'dark villain' Jerry. I can just imagine the look on your wife's face when she saw it scampering along the sill.
That would have startled at least 5 years off me!! glad it was a welcome dark villain, bet it tasted really good on a cold winter day.
Jerry, am struck by the quote, "Stories live forever but only if you tell them." My sincerest response is, "You tell them so well." Enjoyed this one so much. Well done. Well done.
Jerry, that was a lovely looking little tomato. Good for you. Was it tasty? I find that sometimes I am so disappointed when I find a plant I need to grow because it looks so interesting and the taste factor was a little on the blah side.
Jerry, you have the most interesting life! I would never have thought of a tomato trying to escape along a window sill--but our Texas tomatoes are pretty tame creatures. So glad your wife didn't swat it!
