audie said:
reading about tomatoes makes me think of my papaw - he loved them, and every time i see tomatoes ripening on a window sill i think of him....
Sweet thought, Audie. Maybe that's why fresh home-grown tomatoes are so wonderful. They can bring back the simplest and sweetest kind of memories (like yours)

and they also can be enjoyed so fully "in the moment" with nothing to think about except to savor the beauty, smell, taste, and texture of a home-grown sunkissed tomato. I can't believe I'll have to wait until mid-July to get one!
SJ: Maybe you could be kind enough to post updated photos so we can watch those tomatoes ripen... sigh...