{"id":14765,"date":"2025-05-23T07:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=14765"},"modified":"2025-05-23T07:14:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:14:25","slug":"what-its-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2025\/05\/what-its-like\/","title":{"rendered":"What it\u2019s like"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the whole, spring has been chilly, wet, and windy here. More storming last night, rain and wind. The chives have been in bud for weeks, it seems, waiting for some warm sunshine to burst into bloom. Not yet. <\/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\/2025\/05\/img_9962-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_9962-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_9962-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chives <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was a hummingbird trying to get nectar from a tight bud. Maybe she did get some \u2014 or maybe she was just testing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it\u2019s Memorial Day weekend already. So early this year. We are going to southern Maine for the weekend. Old Orchard Beach. It\u2019s famous for being a place Canadians congregate in the summer. Not this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I purposely pulled over on Route 1 (a busy road) so I could take a photo of this abandoned house. The contrast between the exuberant azalea and the neglected building appealed to me. I peeked in the window and saw a lot of black plastic garbage bags, full and waiting in the living room. I couldn\u2019t see much else. <\/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\/2025\/05\/img_9959-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_9959-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_9959-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In the rain <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the whole, spring has been chilly, wet, and windy here. More storming last night, rain and wind. 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