{"id":1957,"date":"2018-03-21T08:38:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T12:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2021-09-03T11:51:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:51:22","slug":"ahhh-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/ahhh-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahhh, Spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was the first day of spring and it was lovely!\u00a0 Sun, warm temps in the mid-sixties, gentle breezes . . .<\/p>\n<p>Today?\u00a0 We get this &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0877-e1521634966472.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1955 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0877-e1521634966472.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/750;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The thermometer reads 26 degrees with a predicted low of 30.\u00a0 Whaaat???\u00a0 The snowfall prediction is between three and seven inches and this is the Happy Homesteader:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HH-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-790 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HH-1.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Homesteader 12-5-2015\" width=\"600\" height=\"419\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HH-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HH-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HH-1-430x300.jpg 430w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/419;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got tons of seedlings ready to go in the ground so we&#8217;re praying for better weather here on The Little Half Acre.\u00a0 That&#8217;s okay though.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a good day for coffee and a warm fire in our hard working little Buck Stove.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0876-e1521634926768.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1954 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0876-e1521634926768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/750;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s fun to watch our feathered friends around the bird feeders, the coffee is rich and tasty and there are lots of plans to make for the homestead.\u00a0 Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was the first day of spring and it was lovely!\u00a0 Sun, warm temps in the mid-sixties, gentle breezes . . . 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