Spring is coming

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The tomato plant on my front porch has been holding on through the winter. The stalks are nearly bare, but leaves have survived at the tips. A brave half-dozen fruit have held on green and waiting for the sun. Now, slowly, they are ripening to red. New leaves are spreading, and a few white flowers herald new fruit in the new year.

Not bad for a volunteer plant, and an annual besides.