Garden Photos, August 27

I am sharing this blog post on An Oregon Cottage's Tuesday Garden Party!

Harvest of peas.


Harvest of green beans.


Harvest of tomatoes (from patio pots and garden plot).


Garden harvest -- cucumbers, peas, green beans, tomatoes, zucchini.


Odd, but interesting, tomato.


Another view.


Tomatoes ripening on the vine.


Pumpkins ripening in the patch.


Tall corn.


Sunflower will be blooming soon.


This lush runner bean bush has produced ...


Only one bean!

Garden Update, Late August

Zucchini, green beans, peas.


Tomatoes.


John, beside corn.

Veggies and Cairns

First Ripe Tomatoes, Lots of Gourds

Ode to an Earthworm

Wondrous worm
You are my garden hero
No arms
No legs
No hands
No feet
You wiggle and wriggle into my heart
Hardworking earth mover
Subterranean tunneler
Hidden from the light of day
Underground
In cool, dark dirt
You take my kitchen compost and give back a fertile field.

(~Teri McKay)

Garden Photos, August 10

Peas, beans, and a red onion.


Zucchini.


Ornamental Gourds.








Corn.

A Handful of Tomatoes

From the DIY Topsy-Turvy planter and the patio pots.

Wild Caught, Free Range Berries

Bruce and I picked these blackberries this morning near the Columbia Slough. Didn't take long to fill the two colanders. Bruce saw a little rabbit nearby (but I was focused on berries and missed it).


These will go into the freezer for the fall/winter.


The retro plant stand I got for 25 cents from the neighbors' yard sale.