While I was up north, things around here started taking off. We’re spending less time weeding and more time harvesting (always a plus), and tomatoes are just around the corner. This morning I picked 18.2 pounds of rattlesnake beans.

They’re most commonly eaten as a snap bean, and have gorgeous purple streak similar to dragon langerie, the bush bean I grew at Mermaid. The plants have already topped the six foot bamboo trellis and are beginning to drape over the side, dripping beans. I see more harvest mornings in my future.