Today as we pulled into our parking spot after returning from San Antonio, I glanced up at our balcony to see how my tomato plant was doing. I could see that one of the tomatoes had turned red while we were gone. I was so excited! I ran up the stairs, quickly opened the front door and sprinted to the balcony. I couldn't wait to see how red the tomato was and to see if it was ready to be picked.
This is what I found:
It seems to me that a bird or two decided that the tomato looked delicious and decided to eat it. I almost cried. I nearly demanded that Husband go purchase a BB gun and sit on the balcony until the birds came back; but he was afraid he'd shoot his eye out. Army Ranger, my foot! If he was a real Army Ranger, he would snatch it out of air and kill it with his bare hands!
I only have 4 tomatoes left on the plant, so hopefully they will survive! I have to have something to show for my gardening efforts.
