{"id":1863,"date":"2015-03-13T15:10:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T15:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenfreshveggies.com\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2015-03-13T15:10:37","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T15:10:37","slug":"spring-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/?p=1863","title":{"rendered":"Spring Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And we&#8217;re grateful. \u00a0Really, we are.<\/p>\n<p>But, could we have a little break now? \u00a0 The lakes are full. \u00a0The ground is soaked.<\/p>\n<p>And we are trying to take advantage of the little breaks to get the garden going. \u00a0 We had a load of compost delivered yesterday. \u00a0 It was more challenging than we planned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gopherknoll.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stuck-truck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1864\" src=\"http:\/\/gopherknoll.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stuck-truck.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Stuck compost truck.\" width=\"415\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stuck-truck.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stuck-truck-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stuck-truck-768x431.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stuck-truck-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gopherknoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stuck-truck-1200x674.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">A\u00a0very large, very stuck truck.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gopherknoll.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wrecker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1866 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/gopherknoll.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wrecker.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Wrecker\" width=\"434\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>This is the very large wrecker that came to rescue the very large, very stuck\u00a0truck.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gopherknoll.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/unloading-compost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1865 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/gopherknoll.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/unloading-compost.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Unloading Compost\" width=\"419\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a>This is the very large load of compost &#8211; too wet to actually slide out of the truck.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gopherknoll.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/second-wrecker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1867 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/gopherknoll.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/second-wrecker.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"second wrecker\" width=\"421\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">This is the\u00a0not-quite-so-large\u00a0second wrecker, helping the very big wrecker\u00a0up a very slick slope.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">I think I can. \u00a0I think I can&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>Now that we have compost, we can finish preparing garden rows. \u00a0Once the ground dries enough to do that, that is.<\/p>\n<p>Today, it&#8217;s raining again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And we&#8217;re grateful. \u00a0Really, we are. But, could we have a little break now? \u00a0 The lakes are full. \u00a0The ground is soaked. 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