{"id":720,"date":"2013-03-31T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/?p=720"},"modified":"2013-03-31T13:03:56","modified_gmt":"2013-03-31T18:03:56","slug":"the-first-day-of-summer-but-it-still-feels-like-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/?p=720","title":{"rendered":"The first day of Summer but it still feels like Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I went for a brisk walk today, hoping to see some early-season tachinid flies, but the chilly wind seemed to keep all insects down. The views were lovely though and the very first Hairy Violets were poking through. I also took a few photos of the orchids to show how late a season it is going to be &#8211; they are still very small and I would expect them to flower no earlier than mid May.<\/p>\n<p>If you fancy a little game I have uploaded a photo of a patch of ground &#8211; just find as many orchids as you can &#8230; the next photo will show you the &#8216;answers&#8217; \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-720 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-001.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-001-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-722\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-722'>\n\t\t\t\tcurious sheep, hard at work\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-014.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-014-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-721\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-721'>\n\t\t\t\thairy violet\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-003.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-003-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-723\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-723'>\n\t\t\t\thybrid rosette\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-006.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-006-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-724\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-724'>\n\t\t\t\tmonkey orchid rosette\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-007.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-007-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-009-big.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-009-big-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-727\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-727'>\n\t\t\t\tFind the orchid&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-009-sml.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hartslock.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hartslock-009-sml-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-726\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-726'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230; answers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went for a brisk walk today, hoping to see some early-season tachinid flies, but the chilly wind seemed to keep all insects down. 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