"Bounty" is a generous word

"tis the season  ... to begin harvesting the "bounty" of our gardens.  Rochelle had a bumper crop of beans and it sounds as though the rest of her garden will be as fruitful.  Our garden has not fared as well.  We endured a cold and rainy May and June.  That was followed by a hot July with late afternoon thunderstorms ... and way too many hailstorms.  My beans (which were labeled bush beans, but were in fact pole beans) got off to a very slow start -- just not enough warmth to make them grow.  Unfortunately the tender vines that were trying to grow and climb the poles in my garden were stripped down in a week of hailstorms to this:

This was taken just 8 days ago.

Today, I harvested my bean crop:

Linda suggested I wait a few days in hopes of getting at least 2 more beans so I can have a 3-bean salad.  Ha!  She's so funny!