Tomato Time

I seem to have fended off the deer

And, it has become quite clear

That summer tomato time is here🍅

From me that always draws a cheer

Had them in a bowl with lunch

Now dehydrating, got a bunch

In the freezer in a ziplock bag

To brighten up mid-winter drag

Cherries, Romas, basic Celebrity

Cherokee Purple, the best I see

I like peppers, zucchini & cucumber🥒

But, what I hope come September

Is that still ripening on the vine

My tomatoes will still be looking fine!

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Just had a big ole quake off Japan

But, very deep, no evacuation plan

Magma oozes, mid-ocean ridges shake

Molten rock always ready to break

Through to the surface, then cool down

New crust forming all around

Most quakes are a natural thing

But, in Oklahoma from a human fling

Blowing up shale way down deep

Oilers deny any water pollution seep

Get their oil and natural gas

But can't sell salt water for cash

So, they drill even deeper down

To where ancient bedrock is found

Pump down the water, lubricating

Old faults, which slip, quakes a'waiting

Oily lawyers always deny

We're not to blame they always cry

But, other states have stopped the fracking

Soon no quakes or foundations cracking

Follow the lies that follow the money

Rich getting richer, all must be sunny

🌅But Sun, Earth, Moon don't care🌘

To them we're neither here nor there

Human hubris, growth & greed

Taking so much more than we need

Will we get it before it's too late

Keep farms & trees, stop the hate

So many people actually have a clue

We've got to keep battling through

Work together to refute the lies

Logic doesn't have to be a surprise

It's fairly hot outside today

But, still humidity held in sway

Another night to gaze at the stars

Dream of a world without wars

Summer Triangle at Saturn aims

Jupiter to west with brightness claims

Get out, check out your world

Nice summer day, give it a whirl

And, to make this day the best

Put a local tomato to the test

Yummmmmy

Today On Earth

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