{"id":4501,"date":"2016-06-09T16:07:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T23:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=4501"},"modified":"2016-06-09T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T23:07:42","slug":"the-last-day-of-the-agave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=4501","title":{"rendered":"The Last Day of the Agave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I knew the agave would eventually be removed, but knowing and being prepared are quite different. For over a year, I watched the agave grow and change. Some days there were stunning changes, other days the changes were subtle almost imperceptible. The agave became a favored haunt for several birds\u2013crows, doves, jays, hummingbirds, and a hawk.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered\" src=\"\/images\/Hawk_Agave_IMG_3756.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Hawk in the Agave 26 December 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered\" src=\"\/images\/AgaveMarch24_IMG_2409.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The Agave 24 March 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered\" src=\"\/images\/Agave6_IMG_2236.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The Agave 19 October 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Recently the tilt of the agave increased. Could a strong wind have blown it over?<\/p>\n<p>The folks arrived Monday morning to remove the agave.They mentioned that the sap from the agave can be a skin irritant, actually can burn. Funny that agave can be used as a sweetener. With lots of plants, their parts can be toxic when not respected and used properly.<\/p>\n<p>The workers were quite organized and worked efficiently. After each cut the agave parts were tossed into the truck.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/01_IMG_4117.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered\" src=\"\/images\/02_IMG_4120.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The First Cut<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/05_IMG_4126.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/06_IMG_4128.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/07_IMG_4129.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/08_IMG_4130.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/11_IMG_4133.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/13_IMG_4135.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered\" src=\"\/images\/Cuttings_IMG_4150.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The Lovely Fiber of the Agave<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered\" src=\"\/images\/Survivor_IMG_4147.jpg\" alt=\"Agave\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Where the Agave Once Stood, A Small Agave Survives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>That little plant makes me so happy!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"hrVisible\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I knew the agave would eventually be removed, but knowing and being prepared are quite different. For over a year, I watched the agave grow and change. Some days there were stunning changes, other days the changes were subtle almost imperceptible. The agave became a favored haunt for several birds\u2013crows, doves, jays, hummingbirds, and a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=4501\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Last Day of the Agave<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,9,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gardens","category-nature","category-plants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4501"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4515,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4501\/revisions\/4515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}