Warm and sunny on the wet coast of Vancouver Island for a change. Highs in mid seventies during the day, dropped to a chilly sixty this evening, for those including myself, who hate the temperatures in Celsius.

Was really warm the other evening for the first time this year, which brought about the annual hatch of flying Carpenter Ants in the bush. The buggers invade the house through every open door, window and skylight and we spent a fun evening squishing them or vacuuming them up.

Other than that one little downside, summer has been a long time coming this year and really appreciated. Maybe I will get a decent crop of tomatoes after all.

Have two heritage varieties that I am trying for the first time, one called Black Krim that produces....yup, black tomatoes and one called Rose de Blume, which are pink. Really don't care what colour they are, as long as they taste and smell like real tomatoes. Can't take store bought ones much longer.