{"id":275,"date":"2014-04-09T17:03:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T17:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?p=275"},"modified":"2014-05-01T09:19:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T09:19:49","slug":"spring-in-my-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?p=275","title":{"rendered":"Spring in my Step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Day 31<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The signs of spring are really about with the blackthorn coming into flower and all kinds of things springing to life. Everywhere you look there&#8217;s birds carrying bits of twigs. We had a bit of a frost this week but there is a definite sense of it being the last of it.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"285\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=285\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0417.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397046376&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN0417\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0417.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0417.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-285\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0417.jpg?resize=474%2C355\" alt=\"DSCN0417\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0417.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0417.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0417.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0417.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0417.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wood-sorrel is also starting to spread quite nicely. This makes a really nice addition to spring salads so I should be able to start foraging a bit quite soon. The only problem is that it really doesn&#8217;t keep.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"283\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=283\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN04131.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397045647&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN0413\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN04131.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN04131.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-283\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN04131.jpg?resize=474%2C355\" alt=\"DSCN0413\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN04131.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN04131.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN04131.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN04131.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN04131.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had a fine day for it. It is still just a little cold, but my rain jacket stayed in my bag for the duration. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t really bother me. A few of the hardier trees are coming into leaves. This is one of the willows at the bottom of the garden starting to look quite lively.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"284\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=284\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0414.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397046327&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN0414\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0414.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0414.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-284\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0414.jpg?resize=474%2C355\" alt=\"DSCN0414\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0414.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0414.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0414.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0414.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSCN0414.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a grand lunchtime walk and we got around \u00a0in well under an hour. I feel that winter has one last kick left in it but we&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 31 The signs of spring are really about with the blackthorn coming into flower and all kinds of things springing to life. Everywhere you look there&#8217;s birds carrying bits of twigs. We had a bit of a frost this week but there is a definite sense of it being the last of it. The &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?p=275\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spring in my Step<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3,2],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paARl1-4r","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":399,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions\/399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}