{"id":4297,"date":"2010-04-20T09:45:21","date_gmt":"2010-04-20T08:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4297"},"modified":"2010-04-19T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2010-04-19T11:56:21","slug":"springing-into-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/04\/springing-into-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Springing into Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All of a sudden the garden is full of colour.<\/p>\n<p>The bright greens of new growth on almost everything, the bright yellows of Marsh Marigolds, Daffodils, Celandine (and of course dandelions) and the purples of the newly flowering Bluebells.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4300\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5566.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4300 \" title=\"IMG_5566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5566-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5566-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5566-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5566.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bluebell<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4302\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5572.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4302\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4302  \" title=\"IMG_5572\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5565-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5565-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5565.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purple Bluebells<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4301\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5568.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4301\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4301 \" title=\"IMG_5568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IMG_5568-400x265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" 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