{"id":11292,"date":"2022-03-21T15:56:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T22:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=11292"},"modified":"2022-05-01T14:01:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T21:01:26","slug":"signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2022\/03\/signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A few signs of spring. Easy to miss really, but I&#8217;m learning to pay closer attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The catkins on the hazelnut are elongating and getting softer and yellower. They&#8217;ve been there all winter but have been hard little brown cylinders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4435-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4435-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4435-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Hazelnut catkins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The chives are starting to poke up like grass from under the thatch of last year&#8217;s dead stalks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4436-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4436-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4436-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Chives breaking ground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tansy has new baby leaves close to the ground. I leave the dead stalks in place because they provide shelter for birds and insects over the winter. And I enjoy looking at the brown dried flower heads. And I&#8217;m lazy like that and enjoy procrastinating. Still too early to clear them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4437-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4437-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img_4437-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Baby tansy leaves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And definitely more birds singing and flitting around in the forest. But boy, today&#8217;s wind was cold and stormy-looking clouds passed over all day. No precipitation to speak of, just a brief flurry over at Gerry&#8217;s. I bought a rug from his new partner. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few signs of spring. Easy to miss really, but I&#8217;m learning to pay closer attention. The catkins on the hazelnut are elongating and getting softer and yellower. 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