{"id":349,"date":"2026-03-09T19:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xyzzy.org\/blog\/2026\/03\/09\/spring-is-upon-us\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:34:43","slug":"spring-is-upon-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xyzzy.org\/blog\/2026\/03\/09\/spring-is-upon-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring is upon us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of those tragically beautiful New England early spring days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xyzzy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260309_1730314878000450130415194.jpg?resize=584%2C779&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348\" 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