The Pickler

Phil made a small batch of refrigerator pickles yesterday! The cucumbers started off strong, but have yellowed and withered lately; I think he had four to work with. (July was beastly hot and dry, but we ran the sprinklers; August has been hot, wetter.) The squirrels -- or birds? -- keep beating us to the tomatoes; we've had one or 2 cherry tomatoes. The beans bloomed enthusiastically but never fruited.