fun and games with railroad parts

Come on, it's not like I'm out there yanking parts off of the railroad track.  These bits and pieces fall off over the years, and living as I do on the wrong side of the tracks, they are all mine for the taking.  And here's what to do with them:

"tomatoes" in the tomato garden

Gus scored this on our last vacation
(walking on railroad tracks in another state -
now that's a getaway for you)
absolutely perfect size for two tapers

since I know you are incredulous that
after a summer's worth of silence, this is
all I have for you, I present to you my
summer "craft" project - a garden full of heirloom tomatoes