...on the vine

...tomatoes growing wild

...ripe

...ready to be eaten

...as is

...in a salad

...fried

or

...on hearty bread - aka as a tomato sandwich (remember those?*)

juicy - dripping with sweetness - a little trickle rolling down your arm as you take bite after bite of summer's freshness...

nothing like it... makin' it a

happy day.....


*tomato sandwich = my mama made these simply with a hearty white bread, mayo and thick slices of fresh tomato... yum-o! sometimes... if she was feeling decadent and there were leftovers, she would add a variety of cheese like edam or goat - but that was rare...