{"id":391,"date":"2009-12-02T10:23:16","date_gmt":"2009-12-02T18:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jannelsonlandscapedesign.com\/?p=391"},"modified":"2009-12-02T12:22:10","modified_gmt":"2009-12-02T20:22:10","slug":"a-thanksgiving-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jannelsonlandscapedesign.com\/wordpress\/2009\/12\/02\/a-thanksgiving-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"A Thanksgiving Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Thanksgiving Poem<\/strong>
\n                        by Jan Nelson<\/em>\"\"
\n                        The Mountain Gardener
\n<\/em>
\nOnce upon a time<\/strong> when our area was under water
\nthere were no parks or trails or trees or gardens.
\nI’m thankful that our mountains rose from an ancient ocean
\nso we could enjoy this beautiful place we call home. <\/p>\n

I’m thankful<\/strong> for the Bigleaf maples
\nthat shower me with leaves as big as saucers
\nas I walk in Henry Cowell along the River trail
\nand for the giant redwoods that sprouted long ago
\nat the time the Mayan civilization was emerging.  <\/p>\n

I’m thankful<\/strong> for the Five-fingered ferns that grow lush along Fall Creek
\non the way to the old lime kilns
\nand for the canyons, hiking trails and small waterfalls
\nthat feed the year-round creeks.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful<\/strong> for the sweet music of the violist
\nwho practices inside the Felton Covered Bridge
\nand for the sound of children laughing as they play in the park.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful<\/strong> for the pond and western turtles who live at Quail Hollow
\nand for the unique sandhills, grasslands and redwoods, too,
\nand for the plants and other small creatures that live only there.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful<\/strong> for the dog park and soccer field at Skypark
\nwhere little kids and dogs both big and small have a place of their own
\nand for the bocce ball court and picnic area, the skatepark and  Fourth of July fireworks,
\nfor the Art and Wine festival and Music in the Park on summer nights.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful<\/strong> for Bonny Doon where you can see the Pacific
\nand panoramas of the San Lorenzo and Scotts Valley
\nand for the wineries, lavender farm and fossilized marine animals and sharks teeth
\nthat are exposed in the mountain made of sand.<\/p>\n

I’m thankfu<\/strong>l for California’s oldest state park. Big Basin,with its waterfalls and lush canyons
\nand slopes covered with redwoods sorrel, violets and mountain iris
\nand for the salamanders, banana slugs, marbled murrelets
\nand red-legged frogswho make it their home.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful<\/strong> for the whisper of the wind blowing across the water at Loch Lomond
\nand for the gentle whir of fishing reels at the edge
\nof thick tanoaks, redwoods and madrone.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful <\/strong>for the views from Pasatiempo 
\nthat’s perched atop a knoll overlooking Monterey Bay
\nand for the golf course and historic Hollins House that we all enjoy.<\/p>\n

And finally,.
\nI wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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