{"id":678,"date":"2014-07-10T06:29:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T06:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?p=678"},"modified":"2014-07-10T06:29:18","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T06:29:18","slug":"another-fine-lunchtime-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?p=678","title":{"rendered":"Another fine lunchtime walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Day 59<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another fine lunchtime and I managed to get out for a walk. It was a fine clear day and things were still pretty dry up there. Visibility was clear to the horizon. We were up on one of those other hills at the weekend at Uisneach but unfortunately it was too wet and misty to be able to look back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1085.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"682\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=682\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1085.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;1404909842&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN1085\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1085.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1085.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-682\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1085.jpg?resize=474%2C355\" alt=\"DSCN1085\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1085.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1085.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1085.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1085.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1085.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our thistle is still making progress but it is getting a bit more difficult to take a clear picture of it, especially when you have a dog pulling at you eager to get on with her walk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1083.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"681\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=681\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1083.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1404909744&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN1083\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1083.jpg?fit=225%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1083.jpg?fit=474%2C632\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-681\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1083.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"DSCN1083\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1083.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1083.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1083.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1083.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We continued tramping round at a reasonably good pace with not a lot else going on. I did spot this rather pretty little orange flower growing in the gravel path. No idea what it is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1087.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"679\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=679\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1087.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1404911547&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN1087\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1087.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1087.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-679\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1087.jpg?resize=474%2C355\" alt=\"DSCN1087\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1087.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1087.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1087.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1087.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1087.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After that it was back into the covered tracks until we spotted a wasps&#8217; nest about 5 minutes from the end. \u00a0There seems to be a lot of wasps about this summer for some reason. We have something in our bottom field that is rooting them out &#8211; probably a badger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1088.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"680\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=680\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1088.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1404912370&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN1088\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1088.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1088.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1088.jpg?resize=474%2C355\" alt=\"DSCN1088\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1088.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1088.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1088.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1088.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSCN1088.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So all-in-all that was quite an interesting little walk between our flower and the wasps nest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 59 Another fine lunchtime and I managed to get out for a walk. It was a fine clear day and things were still pretty dry up there. Visibility was clear to the horizon. We were up on one of those other hills at the weekend at Uisneach but unfortunately it was too wet and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?p=678\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Another fine lunchtime walk<\/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-aW","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678"}],"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=678"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":683,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678\/revisions\/683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}