{"id":415,"date":"2012-03-25T08:28:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T13:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/?p=415"},"modified":"2012-10-02T17:09:53","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T22:09:53","slug":"nature-is-sticking-its-tongue-out-at-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/?p=415","title":{"rendered":"Nature sticks it&#8217;s tongue out at us."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1380.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-416\" title=\"DSCN1380\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1380-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1380-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1380-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1380-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s a dew covered Lamb&#8217;s Ear. It really loved the mild winder and has made a pretty impressive display for early spring.<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1386.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-417\" title=\"DSCN1386\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1386-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1386-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1386-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>I love the way the little hairs on it&#8217;s leaves trap the dew.<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1389.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-418\" title=\"DSCN1389\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1389-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1389-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1389-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1389-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Meanwhile in the back field the Monarchs are enjoying the blooming Verbena.<a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1410.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-419\" title=\"DSCN1410\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1410-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1410-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1410-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN1410-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/monarch-march-24-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-420\" title=\"monarch march 24 12\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/monarch-march-24-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/monarch-march-24-12.jpg 648w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/monarch-march-24-12-300x241.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/monarch-march-24-12-373x300.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fly-on-grass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-422\" title=\"fly on grass\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fly-on-grass-1024x851.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fly-on-grass-1024x851.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fly-on-grass-300x249.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/fly-on-grass-360x300.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> A Syrphid fly on a grass stalk. While the adults usually feed on nectar, the larvae of this fly feed on aphids. An excellent beneficial insect!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a dew covered Lamb&#8217;s Ear. It really loved the mild winder and has made a pretty impressive display for early spring.I love the way the little hairs on it&#8217;s leaves trap the dew.Meanwhile in the back field the Monarchs &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/?p=415\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415\/revisions\/424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}