{"id":14863,"date":"2015-03-17T18:48:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T01:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=14863"},"modified":"2015-03-17T18:48:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T01:48:15","slug":"blooming-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=14863","title":{"rendered":"Blooming Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are nearing Spring here on the West Coast of Canada and the blossoms flowers and bees are all around.\u00a0 I love this brief moment of the year, it&#8217;s fleeting nature makes it all the more special.\u00a0 My apologies if you live somewhere that is inundated with snow and freezing weather in the winter but maybe this will give you something to look forward to.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14863 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14864'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8883-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8883-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8883-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8883.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14865'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8899-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8899-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8899-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8899.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" 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landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14867'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8934-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8934-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8934-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8934.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14868'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"99\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8957-99x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8957-99x150.jpg 99w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8957-198x300.jpg 198w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8957.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14869'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8963-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8963-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8963-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8963.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14870'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8969-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail 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http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8992.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14873'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8994-150x99.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8994-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8994-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP8994.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" 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href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14876'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9029-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9029-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9029-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9029.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14877'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" 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http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9060.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14881'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"104\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9064-150x104.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9064-150x104.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9064-300x209.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9064.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" 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landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14883'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"120\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9104-150x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9104-150x120.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9104-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9104.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14884'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"104\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9107-150x104.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9107-150x104.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9107-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9107.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"frame-outer  small attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\"><span><span><span><span><a href='http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?attachment_id=14885'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9153-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9153-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9153-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMGP9153.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are nearing Spring here on the West Coast of Canada and the blossoms flowers and bees are all around.\u00a0 I love this brief moment of the year, it&#8217;s fleeting nature makes it all the more special.\u00a0 My apologies if you live somewhere that is inundated with snow and freezing weather in the winter but 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