{"id":3458,"date":"2015-08-30T18:39:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T22:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/?p=3458"},"modified":"2015-08-30T18:40:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-30T22:40:04","slug":"beautification-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/beautification-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautification Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our gardening committee is working hard trying to make this place look better. It is slow work, but it is happening.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a view of the south-west corner of the property before we began our efforts:<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1658.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3464\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/beautification-project\/img_1658\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1658.jpg?fit=900%2C675\" data-orig-size=\"900,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1370724104&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1658\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1658.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1658.jpg?fit=525%2C394\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3464 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1658.jpg?resize=525%2C394\" alt=\"IMG_1658\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1658.jpg?resize=600%2C450 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1658.jpg?resize=150%2C113 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1658.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1658.jpg?resize=400%2C300 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1658.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a>Sue, Gina and I have been working at getting all the hawthorn roots out of the ground:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0748.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3445\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/photo-of-the-day\/img_0748-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0748.jpg?fit=900%2C900\" data-orig-size=\"900,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440234220&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"August 22\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;These old hawthorn roots have to come out of the ground so we can plant something nicer.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0748.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0748.jpg?fit=525%2C525\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0748.jpg?resize=525%2C525\" alt=\"These old hawthorn roots have to come out of the ground so we can plant something nicer.\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0748.jpg?resize=600%2C600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0748.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0748.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0748.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today we transplanted hostas: <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0790.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3462\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/beautification-project\/img_0790\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0790.jpg?fit=900%2C675\" data-orig-size=\"900,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440929340&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"August 30\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Spent two hours transplanting hostas from flowerbeds to under the pine trees. I hope they will flourish  here!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0790.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0790.jpg?fit=525%2C394\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3462 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0790.jpg?resize=525%2C394\" alt=\"IMG_0790\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0790.jpg?resize=600%2C450 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0790.jpg?resize=150%2C113 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0790.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0790.jpg?resize=400%2C300 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0790.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCF5695.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3471\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/beautification-project\/dscf5695\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCF5695.jpg?fit=900%2C620\" data-orig-size=\"900,620\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix HS10 HS11&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440955368&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0090909090909091&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCF5695\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCF5695.jpg?fit=300%2C207\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCF5695.jpg?fit=525%2C361\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3471\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCF5695.jpg?resize=525%2C361\" alt=\"DSCF5695\" width=\"525\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCF5695.jpg?resize=600%2C413 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCF5695.jpg?resize=150%2C103 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCF5695.jpg?resize=300%2C207 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCF5695.jpg?resize=435%2C300 435w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCF5695.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a> Now doesn&#8217;t that look a lot better?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our gardening committee is working hard trying to make this place look better. It is slow work, but it is happening. Here is a view of the south-west corner of the property before we began our efforts:Sue, Gina and I have been working at getting all the hawthorn roots out of the ground: Today we &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/beautification-project\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Beautification Project&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,67,68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-assembly-required","category-gardens","category-outdoors"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3458"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3472,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3458\/revisions\/3472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}