Picture of the day - June 25, 2007

Phyllis watering her gigantic tomato plants

A few days ago our friend Phyllis sent Cheria and me a picture of the gigantic tomato plants that she has growing on her front porch. Since the attached message said the photo didn't really show a true representation of the size of the plants, Cheria and I sort of invited ourselves to pay Phyllis and Teddy a visit so we could take a few pictures of our own of their mini vegetable garden. We met our wonderful hosts at their home after church yesterday afternoon, and after a little small talk we all headed out to the front porch to check out those amazing tomato plants - and let me tell you, they really were quite impressive as you can tell by today's picture. In fact, they were about as tall as Phyllis! Apparently, she really knows how to make things grow! When Phyllis sent me her "tomato plant" picture, it took me back to the days when my dad used to raise a large garden every year, and his pride and joy was always his tomato patch. Dad always had the tallest tomato plants in the neighborhood, and one slice of the juicy tomatoes they bore would cover an entire slice of bread with a bunch more hanging out over the edges. And best of all, those humongous tomatoes tasted better than any others that I have ever eaten. No one that I have ever known could grow tomatoes like my dad...but Phyllis' come pretty doggone close! Well, Cheria and I had a great time photographing Phyllis' front porch garden as well as a few other things that caught our attention, but most of all we enjoyed spending part of a lazy Sunday afternoon chatting with two of the nicest folks on the planet. What a way to enjoy the Lord's day!   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"