{"id":11750,"date":"2022-09-04T06:04:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T13:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=11750"},"modified":"2022-09-04T06:09:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T13:09:39","slug":"new-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2022\/09\/new-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"New eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I feel renewed by September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other people are struggling with heat, but I had to put on an extra layer to walk early this morning. It&#8217;s refreshing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I first looked out the window, I saw something new: an eye in the birdfeeder roof. I took a photo through the screen. And that led to another photo of an eye I frequently notice in the bedroom floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5367-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11746\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5367-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5367-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5367.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><figcaption>Eye in the birdfeeder roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5366.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5366-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11747\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5366-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5366-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5366.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Eye in the wood of the bedroom floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I walked early this morning. Just after sunrise. The sunrise will get later and later. This is my favorite part of the walk, facing east into the rising sun. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5365.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5365-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11748\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5365-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5365-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5365.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Early morning walk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I always notice this rock formation along the road. It hosts a whole plant community. It&#8217;s starting to take on the yellowness of autumn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5364.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5364-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11749\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5364-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5364-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_5364.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The rock is alive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Few obligations on the calendar now that the garden tour is done. The garden tour was just right &#8211; not too many people, enough to keep both Sam and I occupied explaining things, with a few breaks. Mostly people we knew, some new faces. The zucchini grown upright on a pole was the biggest hit. Interestingly, no one asked about the fiber, although I set out some tiny baskets and a collection of dried fibers from the garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I feel renewed by September. Other people are struggling with heat, but I had to put on an extra layer to walk early this morning. It&#8217;s refreshing. 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