Taken on Friday but saved for this morning. It's been a great weekend and we're busily cleaning up and packing up. I wish there were time for a response to this question...if a plant has a ton of green tomatoes (yellow ones eventually) and you pick them all early since otherwise they'll just get eaten by deer, are they likely to turn yellow somehow? You can guess one of my tasks (maybe the before-picking photo will become a posting). We're on an afternoon flight off the island, and then the 6 hour drive, so will be home too late to post, then work hits immediately with classes tomorrow and Wednesday. Jim captured an amazing bug of some kind under the cover of the grill and I was able to capture it with my macro,so I can't wait to look at it on my computer and hopefully post it, but no time for now.
Thank you for your wonderful comments about the BI wild frog and others -- your views and comments mean a lot to me! Have a great last bit of the weekend (to my US friends) and a good start to the week for my other 365 friends.
Gorgeous capture. To your question: yes, you can pick them up and take them in the journey to Chicago. If you place them by a window sill, they will continue the ripening process, and also you can make some delicious recipes with green tomatoes. I can send some to you.
Love this - awesome shot. It will depend how far developed they are as to whether they ripen or not. Try them on a sunny window-ledge otherwise use them for green tomato chutney/relish. Fav for the shot btw.
Perfect "Goodbye shot" I feel a little sad when I see this. Hope your trip home was uneventful and that you don't find work too much of a shock!! I love this final wave in the beam of light!! Has to be a Fav!!
@anazad511@busylady Thanks Ana and Judy -- I picked two pint containers worth so it's good to read it was worth it (the airport has internet -yay!). Ana, I'll let you know if I need the recipes if they don't start ripening, I'll go with the green tomato recipes. Thanks for the offer!
Fantastic image. Going to miss your Island shots. Toms - I've had more luck putting them in a fruit bowl than on a window sill. You need reasonably ripe fruit in the bowl with them.
@northy Thanks -- we brought home about 50 grape size tomatoes, maybe more. The little yellow ones are so good, that I'm keeping my fingers crossed that one of these suggestions will work! I'm putting a third in newspaper, a third on the window, and a third with some ripe fruit! @busylady@anazad511@rachelwithey
@maggiemae I lucked out -- he had gone down to look at the beach and as he was coming up, just as he was walking into the lighted spot, I called out hi and waved and he waved back. And I snapped the shot. Yes, we face the west (it's an island, so the east side gets the sunrise, the west side gets the sunset -- since we are late night folks, we chose to build on the west side).
What a lovely parting shot! It sounds like such a lovely place....I can tell how much you enjoy it! Such a beautiful shot...the light and silouette..superb!
Very emotive shot, especially knowing you are saying goodbye to Beaver Island. I have enjoyed sharing in your great summer there through your wonderful photography.
Jesus!! so many comments, & by the time I add mine-those tomatoes will be ripen already:)---I love this exotic image and Yessss, !finally, no more scary snakes & spider photos,:)
Great farewell shot. So sad summer is over! Yeah .. just pick them and let them ripen. I do it all the time, especially when there is a chance of frost.
@olivetreeann That's why I needed an attitude adjustment when I did the fountain photo. In my mind I hated the thought of leaving and had not been paying attention to how wonderful Chicago is too!
@jerwinkie Thanks Jeri, for the lovely comment and for the fav!
@taffy One of the best aspects of becoming a better photographer is the ability to "see" all kinds of places and things. We interact with the world better because we see photographs everywhere we look- in nature, our street, even our kitchen!
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@jerwinkie Thanks Jeri, for the lovely comment and for the fav!