{"id":11968,"date":"2022-10-17T10:05:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T17:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=11968"},"modified":"2022-10-17T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T18:59:37","slug":"a-quieter-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2022\/10\/a-quieter-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A quieter day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve been studying fall this year &#8211; or rather, how winter comes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of flourishes, last of summer days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there&#8217;s quieter, cloudier days, where the colors stand out that much more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took an extra long walk today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5617.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5617.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5617-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5617-768x1023.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><figcaption>I love this kind of tree, enveloped in brightness. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5616.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5616.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5616-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5616-768x1023.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><figcaption>Turn in the road, walking along the shore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1779\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5615.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5615.jpg 1779w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5615-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5615-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5615-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5615-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1779px) 100vw, 1779px\" \/><figcaption>A bleak-looking scene with the tenderest of fall colors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1779\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5614.jpg 1779w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5614-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5614-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5614-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5614-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1779px) 100vw, 1779px\" \/><figcaption>I came across this woodland shrine decorated with shells and other finds in the Salt Pond Preserve. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5613.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5613.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5613-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5613-768x1023.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><figcaption>Red and green. What makes them so beautiful together? When I use them together, it looks like I&#8217;m trying to be Christmas-y. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>~~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I finally finished using the grapevine I&#8217;ve been soaking to make this sphere. There&#8217;s quite a lot of muscle required to push and pull these vines into the structure. It needs more canes to feel really firm. I wonder what would happen if I left it outside all winter. Would it hold together?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5620-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5620-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5620-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_5620.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Grapevine sphere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been studying fall this year &#8211; or rather, how winter comes. There&#8217;s a lot of flourishes, last of summer days. 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