{"id":3730,"date":"2012-04-10T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2012-04-09T09:44:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-09T14:44:12","slug":"ten-reasons-to-walk-on-spring-mornings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/ten-reasons-to-walk-on-spring-mornings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Reasons to Walk on Spring Mornings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Cardinal-in-tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3731\" title=\"Cardinal in tree\" src=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Cardinal-in-tree-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Cardinal-in-tree-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Cardinal-in-tree-466x300.jpg 466w, https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Cardinal-in-tree.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m an early riser and try to start each day with a walk. The practice is good exercise in every season, but a spring stroll is also a delight to the senses. Here are ten reasons I love to walk outside on a fresh spring morning.<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0 Sunrise.<\/p>\n<p>9. \u00a0\u00a0 The yellow-green tree leaves are such a happy color.<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The red buds blooming in the wild ravine down by the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Frogs singing in a pond dappled with early morning sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Knock-kneed fawns running every which way when their mothers turn tail and run.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wild plum trees blooming along the fence rows.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The scent of lilacs on the breeze.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cardinals singing in the treetops.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Crab apple petals turning the air pink and white as they float through the air.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The new growth surrounds me with the promise of Easter &#8211; new life in Christ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m an early riser and try to start each day with a walk. 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