{"id":15463,"date":"2026-05-20T12:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=15463"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T18:34:33","slug":"almost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/almost\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was our warmest day yet. A beautiful morning, lots of sunshine. I visited Salt Pond and the beach there, where I haven\u2019t been for a while. On the way I remembered to check on some of my plant friends to see if they were in bloom. I was well rewarded, getting to see them one or maybe two days before full bloom. It\u2019s a special feeling, full of potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0835-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15460\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0835-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0835-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0835.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Apple blossoms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0833.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15461\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0833.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0833-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0833-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0833-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0833-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0833-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sweetfern\u2019s tiny flower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0836-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15462\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0836-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0836-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0836.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rhodora almost in bloom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was our warmest day yet. A beautiful morning, lots of sunshine. I visited Salt Pond and the beach there, where I haven\u2019t been for a while. 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