{"id":13308,"date":"2025-05-16T01:13:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T06:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13308"},"modified":"2025-05-16T05:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T10:26:12","slug":"a-pass-amenity-and-someone-else-watering-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=13308","title":{"rendered":"a pass, amenity, and someone else watering for us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. Despite the cancellation of our kids&#8217; program, the adult leagues go on despite the threat of thunderstorms. Neither rain nor lightning materialize in our vicinity, and we not only get our game in, but also patio time at the local watering hole for drinks and dinner afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>2. A single restroom has been in the works at the park where we play on Saturdays. My pal sent a photo earlier this week without any construction fencing around it, so we are hopeful this will mean it&#8217;s open this weekend. (The women, particularly, will be grateful, as the guys just disappear into the wooded verge.) <\/p>\n<p>3. Plenty of rain has fallen this week, which means I haven&#8217;t had to trudge water down to my thirsty garden plot. Since the pool adjacent to our community garden opens next weekend, I&#8217;m hopeful the water has been turned on, and I won&#8217;t have to lug more from home until the fall.<\/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. Despite the cancellation of our kids&#8217; program, the adult leagues go on despite the threat of thunderstorms. 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