{"id":14729,"date":"2018-07-31T15:57:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T19:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=14729"},"modified":"2018-07-31T15:58:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T19:58:21","slug":"day-off-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=14729","title":{"rendered":"Day Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s nothing like a day off from work when you&#8217;re resolved not to waste time. I&#8217;ve already . . .<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Done the dishes.<\/li>\n<li>Done laundry.<\/li>\n<li>Taken a walk along the side of the road to check out the huge mass of wild grapes that I&#8217;ve noticed when driving by.\n<div id=\"attachment_14734\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-Over.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14734\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-14734 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-Over-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-Over-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-Over-200x267.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Taking-Over.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This grapevine is taking over.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14732\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Monsters.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14732\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-14732 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Monsters-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Monsters-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Monsters-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Monsters-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Monsters.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;ve heard people talk about &#8220;kudzu monsters.&#8221; This here is a grapevine monster.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I actually walked farther than I had meant to, because the rocks and wild plants made me feel, as they often do, like I&#8217;m on vacation in some wonderful, isolated locale. On the other side of the road, I checked the swampy area for interesting flowers. It&#8217;s long past time for the wild irises, sadly, but the sweet pepperbush was in bloom, and it smelled divine.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_14733\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sweet.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14733\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-14733 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sweet-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sweet-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sweet-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sweet.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost all of the shrubs in this picture are sweet pepperbush. Their white flowers are attractive and smell great.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Played my piano. I even tried out a few modern pieces that I&#8217;ve never played before.<\/li>\n<li>Posted a couple of blog posts.<\/li>\n<li>Photographed a dragonfly who was using one of our hostas as a perch between insect-hunting forays. If you think that this picture looks like others that I&#8217;ve posted before, that&#8217;s because it&#8217;s probably very much like others that I&#8217;ve posted before. I love taking pictures of dragonflies on hostas!\n<p><div id=\"attachment_14731\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dragon.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14731\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-14731 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dragon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dragon-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dragon-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dragon-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dragon.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here is the dragonfly resting between snacks. His name is Philippe, in case you were wondering.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Driven to BJs to buy some odds and ends.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>My hubby and the kids won&#8217;t be back until at least 5:00, so I&#8217;ve got some time to myself now. I think that I shall fill up my little pool and relax outside with a book. I hope that you are enjoying your day, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s nothing like a day off from work when you&#8217;re resolved not to waste time. I&#8217;ve already . . . Done the dishes. Done laundry. 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