{"id":2009,"date":"2016-08-23T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/?p=2009"},"modified":"2016-08-21T14:03:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T18:03:35","slug":"a-walk-around-the-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2016\/08\/23\/a-walk-around-the-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"A walk around the pond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day was one of those beautiful summer days ~ 70s, gentle breeze, with a couple of clouds decorating the sky. So, I decided to take a walk around the pond to see what I could find. Of course, the more I paused the more I saw. I tried my best to take a picture of what I came across, but many of the critters were faster than my shutter.<\/p>\n<p>I did happen upon some critters mating. They gave me a chance to focus.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/black-red-face-mating.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2010\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/black-red-face-mating-1024x921.jpg?resize=362%2C326\" alt=\"black red face mating\" width=\"362\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/black-red-face-mating.jpg?resize=1024%2C921&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/black-red-face-mating.jpg?resize=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/black-red-face-mating.jpg?resize=333%2C300&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/black-red-face-mating.jpg?w=1365&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/black-red-face-mating.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/grasshoppers1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2017\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/grasshoppers1-1024x896.jpg?resize=464%2C408\" alt=\"grasshoppers\" width=\"464\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/grasshoppers1.jpg?resize=342%2C300&amp;ssl=1 342w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/grasshoppers1.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=464%2C408&amp;ssl=1 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The frogs could hear me coming, so I missed most of them except this fellow who seemed to be having a staring contest with a tadpole.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/frog-and-tapole.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2012\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/frog-and-tapole-1024x476.jpg?resize=455%2C221\" alt=\"frog and tapole\" width=\"455\" height=\"221\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pollinators loved the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2016\/08\/09\/boneset-knocks-out-colds-and-flu-clear-out-of-the-park-harvest-now-and-be-prepared\/\">Boneset<\/a>. Look at the full pollen sacs on the bees.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bee-with-pollen-sac-on-bonset1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bee-with-pollen-sac-on-bonset1-1024x673.jpg?resize=436%2C289\" alt=\"bee with pollen sac on bonset\" width=\"436\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bees-loving-bonset1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2016\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bees-loving-bonset1.jpg?resize=425%2C346\" alt=\"bees loving bonset\" width=\"425\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Orb spiders were very busy on the land ~ I saw two.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Orb-Web-Spider1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Orb-Web-Spider1-729x1024.jpg?resize=411%2C573\" alt=\"Orb Web Spider\" width=\"411\" height=\"573\" \/><\/a>I can\u2019t believe the Dragonfly posed for this picture. So many others didn\u2019t have the patience for me to focus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/petite-dragonfly.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2011\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/petite-dragonfly-1024x718.jpg?resize=395%2C279\" alt=\"petite dragonfly\" width=\"395\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/petite-dragonfly.jpg?resize=427%2C300&amp;ssl=1 427w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/petite-dragonfly.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=395%2C279&amp;ssl=1 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Days like this one always remind that I need to pause so that I can really see the world around me.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/grasshopper.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/grasshopper-1024x1000.jpg?resize=396%2C386\" alt=\"grasshopper\" width=\"396\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/grasshopper.jpg?resize=1024%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/grasshopper.jpg?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/grasshopper.jpg?resize=307%2C300&amp;ssl=1 307w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/grasshopper.jpg?w=1091&amp;ssl=1 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day was one of those beautiful summer days ~ 70s, gentle breeze, with a couple of clouds decorating the sky. So, I decided to take a walk around the pond to see what I could find. Of course, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2016\/08\/23\/a-walk-around-the-pond\/\">Continue reading <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":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[99],"tags":[198,932],"class_list":["post-2009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-pause","tag-walk"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2009"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009\/revisions\/2606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}