Ode to the Pickle

After finding two little buckets of perfect pickling cucumbers at the market this week, I decided that it was time to make some pickles.  Here, are the three quarts of Old South Limed Pickles I decided to try.  They were joined a little while later by two quarts of Sweet Gherkin Pickles, made from teeny tiny baby cucumbers.  My kitchen is filled by the scent of hot, sweet vinegar brine...

I think the fumes have gone to my head.