Squirrels and Green Tomatoes

I'm still waiting for the tomatoes on the vines to ripen. I said earlier it didn't take much of a green thumb to plant them. Just dig a hole, place and cover them. But for a couple of months I've watched the vines grow, minus tomatoes. When tomatoes started appearing, the thieving squirrels would steal them. I came out one morning and caught one in the act. Startled, it skirted away, dropping the tomato, which I picked up and moved to the back of the yard. It sat there a day or two before finally disappearing. The vines are now loaded with green tomatoes. I was worried that maybe it does take talent to grow the ripe variety, but in yesterday's home and garden section of the paper were recipes for green tomatoes and this morning I saw a squirrel dashing across Delmar, well away from my house, hauling a green tomato, so maybe there's nothing wrong with mine still being green.