{"id":2168,"date":"2022-08-10T17:14:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T21:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2022-08-10T17:14:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T21:14:23","slug":"connecting-with-nature-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/?p=2168","title":{"rendered":"Connecting With Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had a wonderful visit with one of my oldest friends and my parents. It was so wonderful that I rarely looked at my phone and only took three pictures! <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/turkeys-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/turkeys.jpeg?resize=337%2C252&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2170\" width=\"337\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/turkeys-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/turkeys-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/turkeys-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/turkeys-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/turkeys-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/turkeys-scaled.jpeg?w=1208&amp;ssl=1 1208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/turkeys-scaled.jpeg?w=1812&amp;ssl=1 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My friend lives in a rural area and, one day, we looked out to see the flock of turkeys that had been regular visitors to their yard. I had fun making a bit of video as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q1I7DpB0q9c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My parents live in a retirement community in Cornwall, Pennsylvania. I get out for a walk every day. This time, I explored the meadow walk that leads to the main campus via Wildflower Lane. I chatted with the bunny as I headed towards the creek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/meadowwalk-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/meadowwalk.jpeg?resize=604%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/meadowwalk-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/meadowwalk-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/meadowwalk-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/meadowwalk-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/meadowwalk-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/meadowwalk-scaled.jpeg?w=1208&amp;ssl=1 1208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/meadowwalk-scaled.jpeg?w=1812&amp;ssl=1 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also sought out my favorite, &#8220;secret&#8221; garden, between two buildings on the main campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/secretgarden-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/secretgarden.jpeg?resize=604%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/secretgarden-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/secretgarden-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/secretgarden-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/secretgarden-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/secretgarden-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/secretgarden-scaled.jpeg?w=1208&amp;ssl=1 1208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/secretgarden-scaled.jpeg?w=1812&amp;ssl=1 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/?p=2112\">have written about Wendell Berry&#8217;s poem<\/a>, &#8220;The Peace of Wild Things&#8221;, before, and these pictures remind me that nature is all around us if we are willing to seek it out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a wonderful visit with one of my oldest friends and my parents. It was so wonderful that I rarely looked at my phone and only took three pictures! My friend lives in a rural area and, one day, we looked out to see the flock of turkeys that had been regular visitors to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/?p=2168\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Connecting With Nature<\/span> <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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[560,5],"tags":[561,504],"class_list":["post-2168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nature","category-photography","tag-cornwall","tag-turkeys"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4X3L0-yY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2172,"href":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2168\/revisions\/2172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ivyrun.com\/inanotherplace\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}