{"id":4667,"date":"2013-04-27T20:39:29","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T20:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/?p=4667"},"modified":"2013-04-27T20:39:29","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T20:39:29","slug":"winter-thaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/winter-thaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Thaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">\u201cThis winter was a hard winter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I think any Minnesotan would agree with me on that statement. Not only has it been the usual cold, depressing and annoyingly dark, but it\u2019s been long. Very long. <\/p>\n<p>But seasons move forward and today has been amazing. The day is still young (and I have plenty of eating still to do!) but it\u2019s been glorious!!&#160; My reason for bringing up the weather (yet again) is because I\u2019ve learned that this year, it really has been playing with my mood and creativity. Today I used my camera for the first time in a while and it was fantastic! Yes, I\u2019ve been doing copious amounts of quilting and other sewing projects, but my photography has really taken a back seat this winter. I think I definitely needed it and today I feel refreshed!! <\/p>\n<p>My girls hung out on the square for a big chunk of the early morning and again this afternoon. [if you are new, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/?p=3879\">this post<\/a> for definitions of \u2018the girls\u2019 and \u2018the square\u2019]. They weren\u2019t quite as gracious about mom taking photos as I recall, but I\u2019m sure they just want some uninterrupted square time before switching to model mode.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_8121-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Digi and Tarrazu of Chocolate Moose Images spend time outside on this amazingly warm spring day\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Digi and Tarrazu of Chocolate Moose Images spend time outside on this amazingly warm spring day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_8121-2_thumb.jpg?resize=830%2C554\" width=\"830\" height=\"554\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_8102-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Digi and Tarrazu of Chocolate Moose Images spend time outside on this amazingly warm spring day\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Digi and Tarrazu of Chocolate Moose Images spend time outside on this amazingly warm spring day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_8102-2_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_8101-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Digi and Tarrazu of Chocolate Moose Images spend time outside on this amazingly warm spring day\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Digi and Tarrazu of Chocolate Moose Images spend time outside on this amazingly warm spring day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_8101-2_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_8097-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Digi and Tarrazu of Chocolate Moose Images spend time outside on this amazingly warm spring day\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Digi and Tarrazu of Chocolate Moose Images spend time outside on this amazingly warm spring day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_8097-2_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_8058-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Digi and Tarrazu of Chocolate Moose Images spend time outside on this amazingly warm spring day\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Digi and Tarrazu of Chocolate Moose Images spend time outside on this amazingly warm spring day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_8058-2_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ok enough of sitting on my computer &#8211; I\u2019m heading outside!&#160; \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis winter was a hard winter.\u201d I think any Minnesotan would agree with me on that statement. Not only has it been the usual cold, depressing and annoyingly dark, but it\u2019s been long. Very long. But seasons move forward and today has been amazing. 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