Victory Tomatoes

My drawing of tomatoes is completed. Carrie Lewis asked for a paragraph of 100 words or less to accompany the drawing. Here is what I submitted.

Gardening feels like a war. We planted many tomatoes in an enclosed area, protected underneath from gophers, on all sides from deer, and over the top from birds*. We faithfully watered and fertilized all summer. Finally, in mid-October, we began getting tiny cherry tomatoes, many no more than 1/2” in diameter. Every tomato felt like a victory, so I took photos of them as proof that we had actually grown some food.

This was not for a competition. It is just a submission to Carrie’s magazine (digital rather than print) called CP Magic, which is all about colored pencil. Colored pencil is not my main medium, as you know, but Carrie is a friend, and I wanted to participate simply because sometimes it is fun to try different things.

*After I wrote this, I realized that we had left the tomatoes exposed to the birds. I meant to put mesh on top but just never got to it.

Happy Birthday, Trail Guy! (all those years are also a victory)

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4 Comments

    • Lauren, what fun and how completely appropriate – THANK YOU!

  1. That is a beautiful drawing!

    If you remember my foray into the tomato raising business, I spent a fortune on a large pot, special soil, climbing frame, plants, marigolds (supposed to keep the bugs away), and harvested . . . one cherry tomato. And that was the extent of my farming career.

    And happy Trip-Around-The-Sun to Trail Guy! May the Lord bless him with many more happy years!

    • Sharon, thank you, oh bummer, and thank you!


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