Tiny tomato's farewell gift

 The tiny tomato plant never grew to be more than 8 inches tall.  Rather amusing that it would be considered "legal" here under the 10 inch plant regulation except for one thing--it is edible.  Well not the plant itself, but rather the fruit it produced.  I had rescued it, fed and watered it through the summer.  It was hidden between a large Geranium and the overgrown Lavender.  It never got much sun and being beneath the porch overhang, would not have received much rain either.  So I carried out jugs of water daily to keep it moist.  It began to produce wee red tomatoes, 2 at first, then miniature yellow blooms which became green, then orange, then red cherry tomatoes.  They were sweet and juicy. Perhaps I enjoyed them even more as they arrived in pairs spaced days apart. Now as Autumn approaches, the leaves of the tiny tomato plant are turning yellow.  The spindly branches bend low bearing the last of it's luscious treats---5 more wee red globes.  Who would believe it possible, looking at it now, this insignificant bit of vegetation could have produced 19 tomatoes!  A little bit of care has been well rewarded.