Calyx

Catching a fleeting moment in the garden is exciting. As the poppy buds open with an instant pop (oh! now I know why they are called poppies!) the calyx is cast to the ground to form mulch. Yet occasionally they might catch just the right angle of an emergent petal and hang on momentarily. It's rare to see a nearly fully opened poppy with its calyx attached yet here are two right near each other in the early morning light.
I'm loving how the tomatoes, pumpkins and basil are taking off now that summer seems to have truly arrived. New tomato varieties: Julia and San Francisco Grape are among the tons of Sun Gold seedlings. I'm making a concerted effort this year to pinch out the side growth on the indeterminate tomatoes so they will, hopefully, be forced to produce fruit earlier this year, instead of waiting until the end of September for fruit to ripen. I'm hopeful for a good tomato year.