{"id":2304,"date":"2015-03-08T19:36:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T23:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/?p=2304"},"modified":"2015-03-08T19:36:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T23:36:05","slug":"looking-for-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/2015\/03\/08\/looking-for-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking For Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.19.30-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.19.30-1-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"2015-03-08 14.19.30-1\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.19.30-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.19.30-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.19.30-1-453x300.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket\u2026 Native American opinion of Daylight Savings Time<\/p>\n<p>It is no surprise to anyone that I\u2019m not good at daylight savings time, I don\u2019t get it, it doesn\u2019t work for me and I make it perfectly clear that I want my hour back. Now, not in the fall. That said I tried to find a way to work with this ridiculous notion, tradition, dictate\u2026I went looking for spring. I found it in several places, my kitchen window sill with its light and reflections. Haven\u2019t seen those in quite some time and I\u2019ve been waiting all winter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-07-12.06.16-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-07-12.06.16-2-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"2015-03-07 12.06.16-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-07-12.06.16-2-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-07-12.06.16-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-07-12.06.16-2-470x300.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This winter has been especially harsh and the snow just kept coming and coming covering everything, curbs, benches, grass, high wires and communication towers. I got glimpses of all those long covered ordinary neighborhood sites emerging in the sun and warmth of the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.14.14-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.14.14-1-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2015-03-08 14.14.14-1\" width=\"400\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.14.14-1-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.14.14-1-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.14.49-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.14.49-3-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2015-03-08 14.14.49-3\" width=\"400\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.14.49-3-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.14.49-3-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.16.06-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.16.06-2-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2015-03-08 14.16.06-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.16.06-2-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.16.06-2-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I walked with Toto and Muriel through the neighborhood without the usual four layers, hat, gloves, and anorak coat to shield against the wind. Toto was thrilled not to have to be subjected to the very un-dog-like sweater or rain gear. And when we got back, there it was just the encouragement I needed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.26.37-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.26.37-2-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"2015-03-08 14.26.37-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.26.37-2-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.26.37-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-03-08-14.26.37-2-453x300.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we enjoyed what I call a transition meal, hearty enough for the chill in the air but fresh enough to beckon spring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/File-Mar-08-6-43-00-PM.jpeg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/File-Mar-08-6-43-00-PM.jpeg-1024x863.jpg\" alt=\"File Mar 08, 6 43 00 PM.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/File-Mar-08-6-43-00-PM.jpeg-1024x863.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/File-Mar-08-6-43-00-PM.jpeg-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/File-Mar-08-6-43-00-PM.jpeg-356x300.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With that I\u2019m done, I\u2019m shot, I\u2019m totally off my usual rhythm and I know like I know that I\u2019ll be asleep sooner than later. Happy Spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket\u2026 Native American opinion of Daylight Savings Time It is no surprise to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/2015\/03\/08\/looking-for-spring\/\">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_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","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[548,583,585,584],"class_list":["post-2304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-company-of-women-2","category-pause-points","tag-legacyinthemaking","tag-day-light-savings","tag-neighborhood","tag-spring-is-coming"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p27hQ5-Ba","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2305,"href":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304\/revisions\/2305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}