The other day, I went on a scavenger hunt to look for ripe tomatoes in my garden.  My neighbors’ chickens decided to follow me there.  I have been feeding them the over ripened and split tomatoes in their coupe. I just don’t want them in my garden so had to shoo them off.  Yesterday morning the chickens were making their way towards my garden again.  I saw this on the way to my bathroom.  I quickly went to the bathroom and went flying out to my garden in my nightgown shooing chickens away from my tomato plants!  I must have looked pretty ridiculous!

I knew I had ripe tomatoes but I didn’t think I had this many!  Picking the tomatoes was a challenge for me.  It wasn’t just about stepping carefully around the jungles of plants. It was also keeping the chickens at bay while I did this.

 I had to have a strategy.  I would start with deadheading flowers in a garden not far from the tomatoes.  Sure enough, I had an audience.  Now I am thinking how long will it take before they get bored and go back home.    Put it this way, I got all the deadheading done and pulled some weeds!

The chickens made their way back into their coupe.  Now was the time to make my move.  I would have to move carefully so they didn’t sense something going on.  I thought about calling my neighbor girl to see if she would keep the chickens at bay. Then I thought, I can do this!  So, I started to pick the tomatoes.  I couldn’t believe how many ripe ones there were!  They look so pretty and I am proud of them.  This has been my best garden ever.  I had other vegetables ready to be picked.  They had to wait.  I was just concentrating on my tomatoes.

I took some pictures so you can see what I was up against.  Never did I ever think I had to worry about chickens getting in my garden!  Just goes to show you, anything is possible!
Keep Flying!
Marilyn

Tomatoes, Tomatoes, Tomatoes!

Don’t They Look Pretty?

These are the tomatoes that over ripened and I fed to the neighbors’ chickens.

The only ones that fly the coupe are the white hens.  Hmm.

The rooster finally knows how to crow!

Looks like they are happy.  They got some tomatoes.  At least I got to choose which ones!  Ha!