In the spring I turned the soil of our vegetable garden and planted tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. Over the weeks the garden was weeded [I must say usually by Rosemary] and watered and fertilized and staked.
We watched the small plants reach toward the sun. Our nurturing produced healthy, full leafed vines and plants. [Except for one pepper plant that refused to cooperate and died on the vine so to say.]
The tiny golden flowers developed into tiny buds which then turned into small green tomatoes. This fruit grew and ripened until today. A bright red hearty tomato graced the stem of one of the plants. And today we picked the first tomato of the season from our garden.
The prize, cradled gently in my cupped hands, was brought to the kitchen. Without a lot of fanfare the colorful fruit was halved then quartered.
In anticipation the piece was lifted to my mouth. Ahh! Nothing like a home grown tomato.
The sweet juice rolled over the tongue and coated the nearly 10,000 taste detectors in my mouth with a fresh sweetness. Although the weakest of the five senses, my mouth reached a state of hypergensia – an enhanced ability to taste. The fluids excited the taste buds at the upper esophagus and found its way to the stomach.
Who would have thought that a small piece of vegetable could make the daily candy so sweet?
We watched the small plants reach toward the sun. Our nurturing produced healthy, full leafed vines and plants. [Except for one pepper plant that refused to cooperate and died on the vine so to say.]
The tiny golden flowers developed into tiny buds which then turned into small green tomatoes. This fruit grew and ripened until today. A bright red hearty tomato graced the stem of one of the plants. And today we picked the first tomato of the season from our garden.
The prize, cradled gently in my cupped hands, was brought to the kitchen. Without a lot of fanfare the colorful fruit was halved then quartered.
In anticipation the piece was lifted to my mouth. Ahh! Nothing like a home grown tomato.
The sweet juice rolled over the tongue and coated the nearly 10,000 taste detectors in my mouth with a fresh sweetness. Although the weakest of the five senses, my mouth reached a state of hypergensia – an enhanced ability to taste. The fluids excited the taste buds at the upper esophagus and found its way to the stomach.
Who would have thought that a small piece of vegetable could make the daily candy so sweet?
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