{"id":1456,"date":"2013-08-03T18:14:53","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T18:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/blog\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2013-08-03T18:14:53","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T18:14:53","slug":"photos-of-the-day-saturday-august-3-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/2013\/08\/03\/photos-of-the-day-saturday-august-3-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos of the day, Saturday August 3, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was only my third climb up the mountain since it reopened and the second attempt to see how my new (to me) camera would perform. \u00a0Fortunately we have had plenty of rain these past weeks and the flowers have started to appear again on the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>One would think that it is spring again on the mountain, especially with all of the Apache plume that is in bloom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/apacheplume1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1458\" alt=\"apacheplume1\" src=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/apacheplume1.jpg\" width=\"934\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/apacheplume1.jpg 934w, https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/apacheplume1-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/apacheplume1-768x590.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/8.3b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1457\" alt=\"8.3b\" src=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/8.3b.jpg\" width=\"934\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/8.3b.jpg 934w, https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/8.3b-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/8.3b-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t help myself when I come across a purple geranium, especially when it&#8217;s inhabited by a pollinator.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m giving the camera two thumbs up. \u00a0After today&#8217;s session I&#8217;ve decided to retire my Olympus 5060 zoom as my hiking camera.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/drops.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1462\" alt=\"drops\" src=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/drops.jpg\" width=\"934\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/drops.jpg 934w, https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/drops-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/drops-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m adding this final image, not because it&#8217;s great, but because it&#8217;s great to see rain drops left on leaves long after the storm passed. \u00a0The mountain is getting wet again and that&#8217;s good news.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was only my third climb up the mountain since it reopened and the second attempt to see how my new (to me) camera would perform. \u00a0Fortunately we have had plenty of rain these past weeks and the flowers have started to appear again on the mountain. 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