In a small corner of my garden, I've been growing a fig tree that my husband gave me about 4 years ago. I've nurtured it, and watered it and hoped one day it would produce figs we could eat.
At first it grew in half a wine barrel, and then last year Bob transplanted it into a brick walled- in space to protect it from the winter. And this year, lo and behold, figs. When we returned from vacation they were just beginning to turn purple. Yesterday, I took my favorite wooden gathering bowl and harvested the beauties you see here. Even the leaves are lovely.
We've eaten a few, but mostly we just look at them. Tomorrow, I'll make a fig tart, but tonight, I'll just gaze and be grateful.
15 comments:
so great! congrats on nurturing your tree, hope your tarts are yummy :)
how delicious! I LOVE figs!!
cool figs! and just so you know, i read fig tart as fig fart so i was very confused ;-) teehee! (i hope that doesn't offend you...)
That is wonderful! Congrats on the figs.
The first fruit is always the best...
That is wonderful! I love that wooden bowl.
mmm...figs...
How wonderful! (and yummy!)
My mom used to have a fig tree. :)
I am so jealous!! I grew up having a fig tree in our yard....I have often told my husband I want one for our yard.
Those babies look delicious.
I read "fig tart" as "fig fart" too. LOL
I once had two fig trees in my yard. Other than a fig newton, I had never tasted a fig before. They were wondful! Nothing like fresh sun warmed figs right off the tree. But they sure make a mess if you can't pick them all!
Yum! Hope your tart was delicious.
They look great! I’m sure your tart will be very tasty.
yummy, don't they look delicious - where's the bleu cheese!!!
let me just say those are gorgeous... and yum!!
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