Wait, hold on. I am alone in this house. I do not have to listen to my headphones to avoid disturbing anyone. I can crank it up. I can be the noisy neighbor today.

The guy who is helping me with my pipes had a little plastic bin he told me had baby geckos because he knew a guy who wanted some, but now he wasn't sure if he could keep them. (Wild caught, terrified geckos.) I told him I had a habitat for them. Here's the pic I got before I put them in my "habitat" (garden). They were about 2 inches long, hiding in an aquarium decoration.

Oh, naturally this guy is arguing with me. "Everyone I've seen has pink petals?" Lol, no. Dude. Nothing on this purple pitcher plant flower is pink. Man i hope this dude just follows the link I sent and leaves me alone. Why am I on Insta instead of here? Why?

Cool, someone over on Insta is reading the first half of my sentence that starts with "found an unidentified plant" and ends with "Sarracenia rosea" and this man is so hopefully telling me "maybe it's a purple pitcher mix" (nope, been there done that, buddy).

Heeeeelp he's too cute 😭

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsjFWfcPl7R/

Okay, if anyone is interested, blog link shows the first two years of Celia's growth, showing why I love this plant so much. Keep in mind that most pitcher plants either have no pigment, or veins that deepen to burgundy with age, with various shades of autumn leaf between, maybe white windows to screw with insects. Or look like meat. Celia has decided to look like a tropical drink instead :).

Psst, @fernfren hoping you swing by, say hi.
#gardening #carnivorousplants

https://tippitiwichet.com/2024/02/01/sarracenia-rosea-from-seedling-to-bloom/

Will not take it personally that I'm singing with the windows open, and the dogs in the neighborhood started barking.

Spent all day sifting through folders looking for Celia. I thought I'd lost some pictures. I have 21 of my favorite pictures selected to edit into a slide show of her first two years. Now I just have to go through the 42 flower photos that are "my favorite" and try to pare it down. I'll keep the originals, though.

Found Ceilia's pic from her younger days, the gradient I've been talking about.

My baby birdies are finally really figuring out how to play with their toys and eat their sprouts, I'm so proud of them.

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