{"id":8820,"date":"2013-12-26T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=8820"},"modified":"2014-01-03T18:02:48","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T22:02:48","slug":"christmas-day-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=8820","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Day Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My dad and I went for a walk in the woods on Christmas Day. We explored the area below my <a title=\"Three Small Goals: Part I\" href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=8568\">perching spot<\/a>. You can tell that it was once a quarry because of the straight lines and man-made marks on some of the rocks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/rock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"rock\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/rock-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Perhaps it was quarrying that created this relatively smooth wall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_1997-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8823\" alt=\"IMG_1997 (copy)\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_1997-copy-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_1997-copy-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_1997-copy.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wall was covered with ice, and there was water flowing under the ice. It made a chilly sound reminiscent of dry leaves rattling in the wind.\u00a0 In this close-up you can sort of see the water under the ice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_1994-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8822\" alt=\"IMG_1994 (copy)\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_1994-copy-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_1994-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_1994-copy.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is one of those wonderful pines that I had admired from my perching spot. That&#8217;s my dad walking around the tree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2001-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8824\" alt=\"IMG_2001 (copy)\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2001-copy-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2001-copy-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2001-copy.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And this high point here might be my perching spot, but I&#8217;m not sure. My sense of direction is actually very good until I need it, and then it fails me. So I don&#8217;t entirely trust it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2008-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8825\" alt=\"IMG_2008 (copy)\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2008-copy-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2008-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_2008-copy.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My dad and I went for a walk in the woods on Christmas Day. We explored the area below my perching spot. 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