presenting....

presenting...., a photo by credd on Flickr.

best color winner...
at the cornerstone sonoma annual tomato tasting event...
indigo rose!

so purple...
they're almost black...
with a touch of burgundy on the underside.

this is their debut year.
they're very high in anti-oxidants...
and hail from oregon state university.

when i first saw them ripening...
i thought they'd been sunburnt.

i'd been away for the weekend...
and when i returned home...
and went out to water my tomatoes...
they were black on the top.

i panicked at first...
until i remembered that these were my indigo tomatoes...
and that they were the color they were supposed to be.

to check them for ripeness...
i would have to feel them...
and look for the burgundy color shown in the photo.

i also had a few other tomatoes i'd wanted to enter into the contest...
but the baby mockingbirds in my yard had other plans.

it was very enjoyable to watch the attendees sample my tomato...
and remark at its color and taste.

now...
what shall i grow next year?