{"id":695,"date":"2011-03-30T10:59:43","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T14:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/gems\/?p=695"},"modified":"2011-03-30T10:59:43","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T14:59:43","slug":"goodbye-march-and-good-riddance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/gems\/2011\/03\/30\/goodbye-march-and-good-riddance\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye March! And Good Riddance!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:  when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.&#8221; Charles Dickens  <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/34096744@N00\/5495153436\/\" title=\"110\/365: Crocus (again) by JDMaleski, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5094\/5495153436_908cfef559.jpg?resize=500%2C350\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" alt=\"110\/365: Crocus (again)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh March! You never fail to disappoint! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/34096744@N00\/5538165485\/\" title=\"125\/365: Spring Evening by JDMaleski, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5099\/5538165485_d18004d369.jpg?resize=500%2C322\" width=\"500\" height=\"322\" alt=\"125\/365: Spring Evening\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sure you start off with some warm days and brighter sun but then again anything is better than February. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/34096744@N00\/5516319776\/\" title=\"117\/365: Early Bloomer by JDMaleski, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5136\/5516319776_af52c3227c.jpg?resize=332%2C500\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"117\/365: Early Bloomer\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The buds on the trees really do begin to swell and color begins to creep slowly back into the landscape &#8212; in bits and dots like a painting by Seurat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/34096744@N00\/5567658191\/\" title=\"131\/365: March Skies by JDMaleski, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5257\/5567658191_a7c9f935af.jpg?resize=500%2C332\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"131\/365: March Skies\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then you go and turn all winter on us! Grey and gloomy, wet and cold. It&#8217;s really not fair to play with our affections like that. I&#8217;m tired of all your games. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/34096744@N00\/5548255274\/\" title=\"127\/365: Spring Fire by JDMaleski, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5025\/5548255274_4d565ab2f6.jpg?resize=355%2C500\" width=\"355\" height=\"500\" alt=\"127\/365: Spring Fire\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m shutting the door on you now, March, and I&#8217;m going to go inside and tidy up a bit for April. She&#8217;s much more pleasant to be around. <\/p>\n<p>Even if she does make me sneeze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.&#8221; Charles Dickens Oh March! You never fail to disappoint! 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