{"id":145,"date":"2016-05-06T13:50:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T17:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/?p=145"},"modified":"2016-05-06T13:50:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T17:50:50","slug":"spring-in-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/2016\/05\/spring-in-the-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring in the Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a dry April mostly with above normal temperatures. We weren&#8217;t complaining because it is spring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/molly-in-garden_450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-142\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/molly-in-garden_450.jpg\" alt=\"molly in garden_450\" width=\"450\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/molly-in-garden_450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/molly-in-garden_450-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Molly began her garden plan in late winter and started tomato and other seeds indoors. In late March into April she&#8217;s been planting onions and potatoes in the garden along with seeds and this weekend she hopes to plant her indoor-started plants in the garden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/redbud_450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/redbud_450.jpg\" alt=\"redbud_450\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/redbud_450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/redbud_450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been taking walks when there&#8217;s been a chance and one day I noticed that the redbud trees were blooming. This is a small redbud tree on the edge of the garden. In the background the large shed and the shack can barely be seen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/redbud-and-bug_450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-143\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/redbud-and-bug_450.jpg\" alt=\"redbud and bug_450\" width=\"450\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/redbud-and-bug_450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/redbud-and-bug_450-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along with buds there are bugs!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/dogwood_450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/dogwood_450.jpg\" alt=\"dogwood_450\" width=\"450\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/dogwood_450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/dogwood_450-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And flowering dogwoods of course.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/wild-iris_450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-140\" src=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/wild-iris_450.jpg\" alt=\"wild iris_450\" width=\"450\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/wild-iris_450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/sootypaws.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/wild-iris_450-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a patch of wild dwarf iris on the county line road south of our home. I hadn&#8217;t noticed this patch before. There is another patch across the road from our house and even more iris in the hollows. The iris is flowering now.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had a week or more of rain and it&#8217;s cooler. The rain encouraged the trees to leaf out. Last week we could see our garden from the house, now we can&#8217;t because of all the green.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a dry April mostly with above normal temperatures. We weren&#8217;t complaining because it is spring. Molly began her garden plan in late winter and started tomato and other seeds indoors. 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