cucumber

despite the excitement and happiness the baron felt earlier this year, with the first blush of spring, it's been a pretty underwhelming season for gardening. the reasons for this are numerous: staggering water bills, the husband's work and travel schedule, the baron's work schedule, and those goddamn squirrels who eat every effing thing not nailed down in the garden.

last year, the garden yielded green beans and tomatoes beyond counting, lettuce and okra for months, edamame, and even the odd brussel sprout. this season, not so much. the green beans were back, but the tomatoes, okra and brussel sprouts were a bust. the lettuce did well for awhile, but it's now gone to seed. see? kind of underwhelming.

but don't worry reader, the summer wasn't a total wash: there were a few bright spots. they did get some grapes, the husband's hops plant is growing like mad, a few pear tomatoes were harvested and the cucumber? a TOTAL and RANDOM delight - the baron didn't plant it, still doesn't know where it came from, but was glad to add it to her monday night salad. anyway, there's always next year.