nothing grows... except hilarity

Since early spring, Susan and I have been carefully tending our garden. We bought the seeds, planted them, and watered the soil (almost) daily.

OK, maybe we forgot to water for a week. Or two.

And maybe the plot that we chose only gets sunshine for five minutes a day.

Still, we were disappointed with the harvest that can be only described as disastrous. The tomato plant yielded approximately two tomatoes. Not two pounds or bushels - two tomatoes, period.

Carrots didn't do much better. The one that did grow is, umm, a little too awkward to serve to guests: