It's Funny Friday
Jessie's Tomato Plant

"I love maters"

Jessie's "mater" plant.....

"Oh, do I see a little red color down there, Jessie?"

"Nope, nothing to be picked yet."

We adopted Jessie on Wednesday, March 12, 2009.  Shortly after we decided to plant a few tomato plants in large flower pots on the deck.  One plant was a cherry tomato that we put just next to the French doors leading into the family room.  And that plant just kept growing......

One afternoon as Molly & Jessie were coming in from the yard I saw Jessie STOP in front of the tomato plant and just look.  I thought that was so cute. And it kept happening, she never touched the plant but just kept looking at it. 

And then FINALLY there was a red tomato, and another, and.....more and out of the corner of my eye I saw Jessie, stop as usual, look, and this time she took one, just one, little tomato, ate it, and came inside.  This happened every time they went out in their yard.  She never took one on the way out only on her way in, and only 1 little, red tomato. And she never damaged even the smallest leaf or touched a green tomato.

Last year we decided to late in the season and poor Jessie had no tomato plant.  So this spring we started early.  Jessie's cherry tomato plant is growing like a weed and on her way in she stops and looks.  She never looks at the 3 other plants, just that one. And, last weekend we had the "first mater ceremony".  Yes,  Jessie had her very first little cherry tomato.  As for Molly Brown, "yuck, I won't even sniff a mater".  Molly loves cooked carrots, though.  (o:

Molly Brown

Have a wonderful weekend, filled with Blessings & sunshine. And maybe "a nice red mater".

Hugs