{"id":13301,"date":"2025-05-02T01:32:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T06:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13301"},"modified":"2025-05-02T04:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:42:22","slug":"jewel-tones-football-score-and-the-league-is-back-in-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13301","title":{"rendered":"jewel tones, football score, and the league is back in town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/54490918608\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Irises\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54490918608_5230201440_w.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Irises\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. I went to the National Arboretum for the first time last week. The azaleas were in late peak bloom, and we got a nice hike in to see a good portion of them. (Azaleas and rhododendron remind me of my grandfather.) We also got to see the old columns from the Capitol, which stood back when Lincoln was sworn in as president.<\/p>\n<p>2. The Mets were in town for one of their two visits this season. In the final game of the four-game series, they scored 19 runs to blow the Nationals out of the water. It was ridiculous, but, also, a win is a win, particularly if I get to see it in person.<\/p>\n<p>3. My Saturday league resumed for the season last weekend. I loved getting to see folks I hadn&#8217;t caught up with since November and it was good to go out for supper, even if they&#8217;ve gotten rid of the sandwich I used to love.<\/p>\n<p>How about you? What&#8217;s been beautiful in your world lately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three beautiful things from my past week: 1. I went to the National Arboretum for the first time last week. 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