My garden’s a haven to what gardeners call “volunteers.” Some are the children of plants we’ve planted over the years and others are pilgrims to my alien shore that I don’t have the heart to starve, rip to shreds, or send out into a stormy sea.
This sunflower took root in a pot containing another plant and grew and grew and grew until it reached the sun.
The stalk is approximately five feet high. But it didn’t squeeze out the other plant. They’re living happily together.
May all your pilgrims be grateful for the protected soil they’re growing in! Even in a crowded pot, there is room to share.
Saying Nothing in Particular 
Beautiful, Jan. Thanks for your blogs – amusing, interesting, thought provoking, silly, serious. Inviting.
Your visits are always a joy. Thanks for all your support!
Awesome I love the idea of plant pilgrims
Thanks!
That was a very nice post, Jan. And, it proves that something more than weeds can be volunteers. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, Jan. :O)
Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!
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That’s beautiful. If it were here, the squirrels would have bent it in half trying to climb to the feast.
I’m amazed the squirrels haven’t tackled it as well!
That’s almost as tall as me. Wow! Love the first photo. It just shouts out “Summer”.
It’s only about 40 degrees here so its survival is quite amazing.
Wow, that’s some sunflower Jan! We used to have an old appaloosa mare who just loved to eat those. She would snatch the blooms along the way while we were riding. So funny!
I love appaloosas – in my mind they can have whatever they want!
A nice message to us in these troubled days.
Thanks Cinda – Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!
That’s one leggy flower. Yay! Wonderful message. Happy Thanksgiving, and here’s to volunteers.
It is – we had to take it in last night to prevent it from freezing. Hope your Thanksgiving was a joyful one!
These two plants feed different, and benefit from each other, the same as it is in the wild. People can benefit from each other too, as different as we are. It is a lovely photograph.