The Slowdown, Six on Saturday 8-18-18

Cherry and Roma tomatoes are doing well, but the heirloom tomato plants succumbed to some sort of rot, and the fruits are mealy and terrible.  Maybe there is a reason for hybrids.

a few ripe blackberries among scores of unripe red ones

Berry, Berry Good, Six on Saturday 8-4-18

I just noticed that the color theme here is red and white. In fact, those are the colors of the wild and cultivated flowers that are in bloom.