An unlikely science experiment

We went to the Arboretum recently. We enjoyed climbing on a mud house, playing in the woods with fairies and other creatures, eating freshly picked apples and making seed art.

 

 

 A new friend got a ride as well.

 

 We also chopped up heirloom tomatoes in an attempt to save their seeds for planting next year.

 

We collected the seeds in juice and pulp and stored them in a large hard plastic container like the kind that would contain a prize from a vending machine. The seed saving process involves fermentation. We were supposed to transfer the contents to an open container. Instead, we got busy and left it on the kitchen counter for two days in front of a south-facing window.  I was sitting at the counter drinking coffee and working on the laptop when there was a huge POP! Next thing I knew, I was entirely covered in coffee and there was tomato all over the kitchen. Thankfully the coffee wasn't too hot and the computer was okay. Lesson learned!