A Tomato Grows in Brooklyn

A tough little tomato plant she is, too.  Like Francie from "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," an absolute fave - figures it would make a gardening allusion.  Any little being growing up in a city like New York is more tested, more scrappy, more of a survivor, and has a bit more of an in straight to the soft spot of my heart and soul - New Yorker thick skin and armor notwithstanding.  What's more lovable than an underdog?

Photo by Matthew Frey as published in the New York Times.

And look at the sweet little red tomato!  Our tomato plant actually managed to have a kid and raise it in the city!  Inspiring.  And she managed to do it in a quintessentially New York way, clearly aided by some pigeons, and after having to deal with all manner of crap, literally.

Also love that she and her kid were discovered by a kayaker - good things come from kayaking ...  Get out there and paddle!