{"id":10401,"date":"2014-04-23T14:22:35","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T14:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=10401"},"modified":"2014-04-25T23:10:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T23:10:00","slug":"last-day-of-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/last-day-of-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Day of Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[<em>Written 25 April 2014<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>Summer officially began 24 April 2014 (Who decides these things?! \u00a0And why isn&#8217;t it the first of spring and not summer!?!?), but the last day of winter was a beauty, so here are a few pics to commemorate it. (10 images total)<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_10402\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_095344.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10402\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10402\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_095344.jpg\" alt=\"I dropped Emma off with her grandparents, and got this photo of them heading out for a walk.  (Anna's fetching something inside the car.)\" width=\"439\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_095344.jpg 439w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_095344-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I dropped Emma off with her grandparents, and got this photo of them heading out for a walk. (Anna&#8217;s fetching something inside the car.)<\/p><\/div><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10403\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_100315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10403\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10403\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_100315.jpg\" alt=\"Meanwhile, I went swimming in K\u00f3pavogslaug.  This was the first clear day in a long while, and plenty of people braved the cold wind and sunbathed by the edge of the pool.\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_100315.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_100315-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meanwhile, I went swimming in <a href=\"http:\/\/sund.kopavogur.is\/kopavogslaug\/\">K\u00f3pavogslaug<\/a> (see the blue and white slides?). This was the first clear day in a long while, and quite a few\u00a0people braved the cold wind, and sunbathed on chairs by the edge of the pool.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10404\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113507.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10404\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10404\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113507.jpg\" alt=\"When I got back, I noticed some impressively green grass.  Yay for spring!\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113507.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113507-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When I got back, I noticed some impressively green grass. Yay for spring!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10405\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113539.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10405\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10405\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113539.jpg\" alt=\"This truck has been sitting out in front of my in-law's house all winter.  It belongs to a mason who started working on their house sometime in October (or November, I'm not sure), and then basically abandoned the project for most of the winter - but left the car!\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113539.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113539-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This ugly white truck has been sitting out in front of my in-law&#8217;s house all winter. It belongs to a mason who started working on their house sometime in October (or November, I&#8217;m not sure), and then basically abandoned the project for most of the winter &#8211; but left the van! \u00a0In their driveway! \u00a0All winter!!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10406\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113602.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10406\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10406\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113602.jpg\" alt=\"He started showing up sporadically when the weather started warming up, and that day he'd showed up with two minions in tow.\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113602.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113602-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He started showing up sporadically when the weather started warming up again. \u00a0This day he&#8217;d showed up with two minions in tow.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10407\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113629.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10407\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10407\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113629.jpg\" alt=\"The car has been parked for so long, one of the tires has deflated!\" width=\"660\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113629.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_113629-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The car has been parked for so long, one of the tires has deflated!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10408\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_114211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10408\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10408\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_114211.jpg\" alt=\"Inside, Emma was just about to start eating lunch.  She impressed us all with her fork-prowess.\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_114211.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_114211-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside, Emma was just about to start eating lunch. She impressed us all with her fork-prowess.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10409\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_122524.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10409\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10409\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_122524.jpg\" alt=\"On the way home, I noticed the outside temps had finally made it into the double digits!  So I snapped a photo while stopped at a red light.  (It had just switched!!)\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_122524.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_122524-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the way home, I noticed the outside temps had finally made it into the double digits! So I snapped a photo while stopped at a red light. (It had just switched to red!!)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10410\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_164707.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10410\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10410\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_164707.jpg\" alt=\"After Emma's afternoon nap, we went out to the playground, and spent a good while playing in the sand.  I was surprised by just how long she went before starting to chew on stones.\" width=\"440\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_164707.jpg 440w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_164707-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After Emma&#8217;s afternoon nap, we went out to the playground, and spent a good while playing in the sand. I was surprised by just how long she went before starting to chew on stones.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10411\" style=\"width: 388px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/VID_20140423_161724.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10411\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10411\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/VID_20140423_161724.gif\" alt=\"Busy little bee.\" width=\"378\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Busy little bee.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[<em>Written 25 April 2014<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>Summer officially began 24 April 2014 (Who decides these things?! \u00a0And why isn&#8217;t it the first of spring and not summer!?!?), but the last day of winter was a beauty, so here are a few pics to commemorate it. (10 images total)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10402\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_095344.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10402\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10402\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_095344.jpg\" alt=\"I dropped Emma off with her grandparents, and got this photo of them heading out for a walk.  (Anna's fetching something inside the car.)\" width=\"439\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_095344.jpg 439w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_20140423_095344-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-10402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I dropped Emma off with her grandparents, and got this photo of them heading out for a walk. (Anna&#8217;s fetching something inside the car.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/last-day-of-winter\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10412,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10401\/revisions\/10412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}