My son’s back yard
yields prodigiously,
vegetable-glutted
because rabbit-free.
So I have tomatoes
in my grandma’s old bowl —
what better emblem
of summer’s warm soul?
Such joy to the eye,
such promise of bliss —
the Louvre should have
such beauty as this!
Oddments 
August 28, 2021 at 12:59 pm
That’s a wonderful sight. To me, that means there’s enough tomatoes for me to have a tomato sandwich. Mmmm
August 28, 2021 at 1:22 pm
That big one makes the tomato sandwich to end all tomato sandwiches! If there is any better celebration of summer, or maybe of life in general, I’m not sure what it might be.
August 28, 2021 at 3:18 pm
I can’t think of one.
August 28, 2021 at 2:39 pm
I like ‘summer’s warm soul’. I’m trying to guess how big that bowl (and so, the biggest tomato) might be. You and Dan have reminded me of being remembered year to year for ordering a cheese and tomato toasted sandwich in Jackson ‘because there’s only you orders it’. I doubt there is a more common toasted sandwich in Lancashire, though our tomatoes tend not to be so big or so luscious.
August 28, 2021 at 2:51 pm
And I like “there’s only you orders it”! A cheese and tomato toasted sandwich sounds heavenly to me. As to size, it occurred to me too late to place a ruler next to this happy arrangement. The bowl is a bit over 8″ in diameter, and the tomato is probably about half that in diameter — it was a stretch for my hand to wrap around it! It had a lovely heft (note past tense).
August 28, 2021 at 3:08 pm
I am glad that mighty fine tomato was put to good use.
August 28, 2021 at 8:06 pm
š I love this – three generations of tomato lovers. Applause to your son for his efforts and his lack of rabbits. I have so many I’m not sure what to do with them. They are about played out so if I figure out something to do with this bounty, I should be fine. If only they went into a dessert recipe, I’d be all set. š
August 28, 2021 at 8:54 pm
Thank you for the laugh! If I should come across any tomato desserts, I’ll let you know! I’d suggest freezing them but I’m thinking there is a NO VACANCY sign on your freezer. I hope you find some takers for those gorgeous tomatoes; they are such a treat right from the garden! And, yes, growing tomatoes is a genetic thing for us.
August 31, 2021 at 6:18 pm
You’re psychic about the sign. š
August 29, 2021 at 4:34 pm
Absolutely nothing as delicious as tomatoes that ripened on the vine. A celebration of flavor, scent and visual delight.
August 29, 2021 at 8:02 pm
They are indeed all those things!