{"id":1577,"date":"2009-06-27T01:24:43","date_gmt":"2009-06-27T06:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2009-06-27T01:26:06","modified_gmt":"2009-06-27T06:26:06","slug":"my-dc-mitchell-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1577","title":{"rendered":"my d.c.: mitchell park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two weekends ago, I spent a warm Sunday afternoon lounging in Mitchell Park, which is a few blocks from the Burrow.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3663949025\/\" title=\"Blue Sky! by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2594\/3663949025_5aed8db266.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Blue Sky!\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The sky was blue.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3664749770\/\" title=\"Shade by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3585\/3664749770_b15df2d4d1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Shade\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I sought out shade to eat my lunch and read my book under, far from where the dogs were playing.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3664749370\/\" title=\"Yellow Daylily by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2466\/3664749370_7a4f283c95_m.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Yellow Daylily\" align=left vspace=5 hspace=10 \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3663947947\/\" title=\"Hosta Blooms by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2596\/3663947947_70f1b3de8d_m.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Hosta Blooms\" align=right vspace=5 hspace=10 \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3663948597\/\" title=\"Hydrangea Unfurling by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2422\/3663948597_b8164b246a_m.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hydrangea Unfurling\" align=left vspace=5 hspace=3 \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3663948079\/\" title=\"Full-Blown Hydrangea by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3556\/3663948079_46bfe3a7c0_m.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Full-Blown Hydrangea\" align=right vspace=5 hspace=3 \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The bees were busy investigating all the flowers.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3663949195\/\" title=\"Rudi at the Park by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3549\/3663949195_f03d6af4a5.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Rudi at the Park\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Eventually Rudi came to join me.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3663949457\/\" title=\"The Courts by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3308\/3663949457_1cbed4c24e.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"The Courts\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Periodically, someone would shoot a few hoops at the court. I didn&#8217;t hear anyone playing badminton, but that&#8217;s a quieter game.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3663948453\/\" title=\"Impromptu Jazz by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2424\/3663948453_b9768f1618.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Impromptu Jazz\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>These two guys just randomly started playing jazz tunes shortly after I arrived. 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