{"id":1831,"date":"2011-11-25T09:33:11","date_gmt":"2011-11-25T17:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/blog\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2011-11-25T09:34:53","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T17:34:53","slug":"thankful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thepitcherplantproject.com\/archive\/2011\/11\/thankful\/","title":{"rendered":"Thankful"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am thankful.<\/p>\n

There have been many challenges, changes, and uprootings going on, resulting hence in my somewhat of a quasi hiatus from blogging. Due to the economic climate, I am finding myself taking the leap of faith letting go of the home that I grew up in.\u00a0 Life once again, uprooted. It is such a wild ride accompanied with so many mixed emotions.\u00a0 This home has been in the family for three decades, and as I write, I bear the heavy weight of many memories…<\/p>\n

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\nIn the garden with my grandfather – circa 1985.<\/p>\n

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\nMy grandfather and I, 2011<\/p>\n

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\nGreat Grandparents, September 2011<\/p>\n

Even with this setback, I am ever so thankful.\u00a0 I am thankful that this house has been here for my family, and that this house was able to house a span of four generations together under it’s roof.\u00a0 I am thankful for the times we had, and the memories here.\u00a0 Memories of this home are rooted deep in my being.\u00a0 These memories are something I will always carry as I start a new chapter in life with my family.\u00a0 This is the home where my grandparents and I used to garden together.\u00a0 This is where my plant fascination began.<\/p>\n

Adapting to less than ideal environments is a lesson that these plants have taught me.\u00a0 Carnivorous plants have evolved and adapted to not only survive in less than ideal circumstances – they thrive.\u00a0 In doing so, they have become these creatures of mystery and intrigue, shrouded with an aura of awesomeness. They have adapted and seem to laugh in the face of adversity.\u00a0 Even with lack of nutrients in their environments, they have found a way to find what they need, capture it, and thrive.\u00a0 I find myself fascinated and drawn to their natural talent to do this.<\/p>\n

With each of my moves in the past, I see how much I have grown – both personally and also in my garden.\u00a0 Years ago, when I bought my first condo, I packed out that balcony with so many plants.\u00a0 Each move thereafter, the garden expand.\u00a0 It almost seems as if every time I pack out the yard – I move.\u00a0 Anyway, I look forward to my new venture. There is a mix of trepidation and excitement at the same time.\u00a0 In my last post I showed a glimpse of a section of an area that I am moving the plants into. (DUDE, the freekin’ plant move is going to be NUTS…) but it’s room to grow.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, here are a few recent shots of the garden.\u00a0 Some last glimpses of this place before I start to tear it down and move it out.\u00a0 It really has been fun… and I am forever grateful for the memories created and for the time that I was able to spend here.<\/p>\n

I am thankful.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nI would love coming out on the deck in the mornings to watch the sun rise over the fog.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"These moments are forever etched in my memory.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nAbove the fog.\u00a0 In the lower area, that is a greenhouse that my grandfather and I put together out mostly recycled materials.\u00a0 We used old windows and old sliding doors from previous home remodel projects.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nThe greenhouse in the jungle.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nInside the greenhouse.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nSarracenias during sunrise.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nThe Dahlia area. During summer and early autumn, this area is ablaze with intense color.\u00a0 Now that it is winter, the Dahlias are now dormant.\u00a0 I will be cutting these down soon.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nBack yard, upper level.\u00a0 As you can see, every few inches has some sort of botanical craziness going on. It really is a jungle here.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nLooking down into the lower yard – the Sarracenia pit.\u00a0 Hard to believe that most of these plants down here were grown from seed only a few\u00a0 years ago and are still somewhat of “tween” seedlings.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nThe view of the Montara mountain range.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nI’m not quite sure who planted these, it was either my grandfather of my dad that planted these Yucca. It was years ago planted down here as a cutting – they’ve grown quite a bit since then.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nMontara mountain range in the distance.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nSome of the front yard craziness. A little over two decades ago, this used to be a really awesome rose garden.\u00a0 However, there was a drought back then, so my grandfather pulled all the roses out.\u00a0 It was pretty much bare until a few years ago when I decided to throw my excess plants out from the back yard to the front.\u00a0 I just stuck things in the ground out here.\u00a0 There used to be a lot of Gunnera tinctoria as well, but those monsters went to Jenn<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nFront yard Colocasia! Some of these in this little grove were actually grown from taro roots I got at the grocery store.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nBlue bamboo – Himalayacalamus hookerianus.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nAnother view of the lower level of Sarracenia madness…<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nSarracenia goodness.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nSome Pinguicula, flytraps, and Sarracenia seedlings in the lower greenhouse.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nDrosophyllum lusitanicum in the center. Awesome plant.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nA Drosophyllum from cutting. CUTTING! Yes, it works!<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nSarracenia seedlings that are going to be repotted.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nThe Jungle, lower level.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nThe Jungle, upper level.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"
\nSpiral aloe – Aloe polyphylla.<\/p>\n

\"Thankful\"Greenhouse, upper level.\u00a0 The sanctuary.<\/p>\n

I am indeed and will always be forever grateful for my time here.
\nPacifica home, thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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