First eggplant

I spied my first eggplant, it's calyx and stalk accompanied with some gnarly spikes. Even thought it is in the same family as the tomato and potato, Solanaceae, the eggplant appears to have figured out it needed extra protection.

Eggplant flower

I have forgotten what type of eggplant this is but I loved how this flower seems to light up in the morning. Very similar to the tomato and eggplant flower, which makes perfect sense, as they are all in the same family, Solanaceae. I am not sure if this is late in the season to transplant this but I will give it a go. At least it is flowering. We are enjoying unseasonably warm weather. Normally we are socked in with all-day coastal fog in the middle of summer where we are, one block from the beach.