{"id":6433,"date":"2011-03-03T17:19:23","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T16:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/?p=6433"},"modified":"2011-09-04T10:30:41","modified_gmt":"2011-09-04T08:30:41","slug":"early-morning-at-zuiderpark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/archives\/6433","title":{"rendered":"Early Morning at Zuiderpark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early this morning my husband and I grabbed the dogs, hopped in the car and headed to Zuiderpark.\u00a0 The sun had just come up and we were both itching to get out and enjoy it, and what better way than a nice walk with the dogs.\u00a0\u00a0 Boy were we in for a shock when we got outside.\u00a0 It may have been sunny but it was FREEZING!<\/p>\n<p>That didn\u2019t stop us though, and thankfully we were both bundled up enough to stay warm.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Inside &amp; Out\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494057983\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5057\/5494057983_7c1e9ab80d_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Inside &amp; Out\" width=\"595\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was messing around trying to take my photo in the window and he hopped in the car. So it turned into an odd but cool photo of us both.\u00a0 I like it.<\/p>\n<p>I took a lot of photos in the park as well\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494602058\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5251\/5494602058_9d3c7a4b17_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"389\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was cold and misty there too and the boardwalk was even still covered in frost.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494594594\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5171\/5494594594_60de6a788b_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494014887\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5060\/5494014887_41cbdb307c_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had to give props to the people who were out there jogging in that cold.\u00a0 That\u2019s some serious dedication right there.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494597406\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5215\/5494597406_0474f3de21_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We learned the hard way that while there were some nice views to be had in the shaded areas, it was bitterly cold there, so we decided to stick to the paths that were getting the sunshine, it was much more pleasant!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494600278\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5174\/5494600278_9acbce5295_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"410\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t realize until I got home but I have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/breigh\/4460156834\/\" target=\"_blank\">photo of this same scene<\/a> that I took almost a year ago.\u00a0 It was March 24th, 2010 and look at how much greener and clearer it was.\u00a0 I remember that day, it was warm and I was out biking in just a t-shirt and a light jacket.\u00a0 I hope it\u2019s that warm again at that time this year!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494014137\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5251\/5494014137_e9bfbcde71_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494593964\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5178\/5494593964_fbacb4033a_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494013229\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5059\/5494013229_5f5af617d7_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494606194\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5255\/5494606194_438a10fc0b_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were a lot of birds.\u00a0 Even a dead one by a garbage can, which was gross and I did take photos, but I won\u2019t post them here.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494599328\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5178\/5494599328_834789d34f_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"385\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love this photo, it almost looks like I\u2019m really in the middle of the forest.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Project 365 (Day 61) The Lonely Bench\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5493996415\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5297\/5493996415_745c82a476_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Project 365 (Day 61) The Lonely Bench\" width=\"595\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/breigh\/sets\/72157625596683217\/with\/5493996415\/\" target=\"_blank\">Project 365<\/a> photo for the day.\u00a0 I\u2019ve sat on this bench having a snack in the summer while out on one of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/tag\/biking\" target=\"_blank\">bike rides<\/a>.\u00a0 It was a bit too chilly to stop and relax there today.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/36166632@N00\/5494002469\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/5099\/5494002469_f977278b99_b.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It really is so nice walking around there.\u00a0 It amazes me how you can be right in the middle of the city but feel so far away.\u00a0 I find it so peaceful, especially if you go nice and early and during the off season.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Zuiderpark by Breigh.com, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/breigh\/5494635018\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5179\/5494635018_52a5f35178_b.jpg\" alt=\"Zuiderpark\" width=\"595\" height=\"743\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check it out!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galanthus_nivalis\" target=\"_blank\">Sneeuwklokjes<\/a>!!\u00a0 When I saw those I didn\u2019t care that I snapped the photo a little too quickly because my hands were freezing, or that the only feeling I had in my nose was that it was running\u2026 I saw flowers blooming and I saw sun.<\/p>\n<p>This is a good thing!\u00a0 A very, very good thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early this morning my husband and I grabbed the dogs, hopped in the car and headed to Zuiderpark.  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