ADDED: In the comments, Christopher C. in Hawaii has some interesting things to say and takes us to see his childhood terrain.
10/08/2006
Like a lot of people who grew up in one place, I identify strongly with the local terrain of my childhood. Here it is, the dry oak woodlands of Northern California. To me, there is no place more beautiful.
ADDED: In the comments, Christopher C. in Hawaii has some interesting things to say and takes us to see his childhood terrain.
ADDED: In the comments, Christopher C. in Hawaii has some interesting things to say and takes us to see his childhood terrain.
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It's beautiful country. What are the trees with the reddish bark? Are those Manzanitas?
Yes, the darker reds are mostly going to be manzanita. Another possibility is madrone.
I am not sure how many people actually bond to the NATURE of the place where they grew up. So many humans are disconnected from this intimate primal feeling. Real Gardeners are unique is honoring that connection of man and spirit to nature.
Last June I went to Florida where I grew up. The land and the forest has a stronger pull on me than my family. That may make me odd or just make me, me.
Thanks for sharing the woods you grew up in.
Here is a visit to The Woods where I grew up.
Christopher, Yeah, I have to credit my father with pointing out the beauty of the native landscape to me as a child. Otherwise, I may not have been sensitive to it.
However he was (and still is) actually more into the cool forests of coastal redwoods. I love the redwoods, but they're my second love. For me, it's all about dead grass on rolling hills lightly forested with gnarled oaks. My grandparents had some property on land like this. It just says "home" to me.
And if there's one topic of conversation I can always enjoy with my family, it's the landscape, and the trees.
Thanks for coming by and sharing the link!
The landscape and gardening is one safe topic for me in my family too. Thanks for the links. I have been liking your blog so I added it in my sidebar today. Ok with you?
Sure, I'll add you to mine too.
I didn't grow up in one place. My family lived in three different homes until I set out on my own. But I was fortunate that we were close to nature in some form, even if it was just the trees in the backyard or school yard. I've also lived near the shore all my life - I live in Brooklyn now - and beaches are one of my favorite habitats to explore.
CC: I spent six years growing up in Florida. I would often set out and ride my bike to the "edges", where development had not yet reached and canals had not yet been dredged and the swamp was still wild. I also liked going out on a flat-bottom boat with an electric motor and explore the canals and shores. Florida is where I developed my love of, and respect for, reptiles.
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