Cabbages and kings...

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—
Of cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
And whether pigs have wings."

—Through the Looking-Glass

Yes these really are cabbages! My husband grows vegetables and, as we live by the sea, they obviously come ready salted. Sadly these cabbages seem to have escaped the pot and taken over the vegetable plot. I think the flowers look rather pretty but any sign of edible cabbage has long gone!