{"id":1437,"date":"2008-03-27T23:14:06","date_gmt":"2008-03-28T07:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2008-03-30T17:23:05","modified_gmt":"2008-03-31T01:23:05","slug":"big-sky-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/2008\/03\/big-sky-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Sky Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jane was home on Spring Break this week and set aside Wednesday afternoon to spend with us! We went on a picnic hike with Noel and the Barlow boys up on Big Sky Trail behind the Barlow&#8217;s place. Peter had taken us up there on Monday and I hadn&#8217;t taken my camera, so I wanted to go back with it (and the boys dressed in jeans) because the wildflowers were blooming like I had never seen before. I wish California were always this pretty. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Jane, thank you for your precious time given to us. We love you dearly and cherish every minute!<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1676ps.jpg\" title=\" Jane pushed the little boys up and over all those hills!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1676ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Jane pushed the little boys up and over all those hills!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1674ps.jpg\" title=\" Yes, they are cousins!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1674ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Yes, they are cousins!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1677ps.jpg\" title=\" Seth and Zachary had some great conversations together.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1677ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Seth and Zachary had some great conversations together.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1681ps.jpg\" title=\" I wish I knew what they were saying!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1681ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" I wish I knew what they were saying!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1679ps.jpg\" title=\" Jerome ran ahead of us most of the hike.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1679ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Jerome ran ahead of us most of the hike.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1680ps.jpg\" title=\" And waited for us to catch up!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1680ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" And waited for us to catch up!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1683ps.jpg\" title=\" Raven got to hike, too!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1683ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Raven got to hike, too!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1685ps.jpg\" title=\" Seth wanted to run up the hill like Jerome did, so Auntie Jane helped him. :-)\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1685ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Seth wanted to run up the hill like Jerome did, so Auntie Jane helped him. :-)\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1687ps.jpg\" title=\" At the top!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1687ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" At the top!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1689ps.jpg\" title=\" Jerome loved to have us watch him run as fast as he could down the hills.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1689ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Jerome loved to have us watch him run as fast as he could down the hills.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1693ps.jpg\" title=\" Ian and Brennan hanging out together in the stroller. They took turns patting each other and grabbing ears and hair. I think they adore each other!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1693ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Ian and Brennan hanging out together in the stroller. They took turns patting each other and grabbing ears and hair. I think they adore each other!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1698ps.jpg\" title=\" \"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1698ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1699ps.jpg\" title=\" Whiteface\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1699ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Whiteface\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1704ps.jpg\" title=\" My boys and Whiteface.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1704ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" My boys and Whiteface.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1701ps.jpg\" title=\" Raven absolutely loved running around with the boys! When she would barrell her way through the brush, the smell of sage would burst around us. It was lovely!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1701ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Raven absolutely loved running around with the boys! When she would barrell her way through the brush, the smell of sage would burst around us. It was lovely!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1702ps.jpg\" title=\"  The poor dog got so hot, though. I didn\u2019t envy her black coat!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1702ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  The poor dog got so hot, though. I didn\u2019t envy her black coat!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1707ps.jpg\" title=\" Jerome could have run circles around us he was so full of energy!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1707ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Jerome could have run circles around us he was so full of energy!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1709ps.jpg\" title=\" These little ones were getting ready for their naps by lunchtime.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1709ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" These little ones were getting ready for their naps by lunchtime.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1710ps.jpg\" title=\" Getting ready to give thanks. By the end of luch, we were scooted back under the bushes as far as we dared to gain a little shade!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1710ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Getting ready to give thanks. By the end of luch, we were scooted back under the bushes as far as we dared to gain a little shade!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1708ps.jpg\" title=\" Indian Paintbrush\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1708ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Indian Paintbrush\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1714ps.jpg\" title=\" Blackeyed Susans\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1714ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Blackeyed Susans\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1715ps.jpg\" title=\" Brodiaea\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1715ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\" Brodiaea\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1721ps.jpg\" title=\"  Seth in a valley of mustard flowers.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1721ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Seth in a valley of mustard flowers.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1723ps.jpg\" title=\"  Zachary in the valley of mustard flowers.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1723ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Zachary in the valley of mustard flowers.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1726ps.jpg\" title=\"  Butterfly Mariposa Lily\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1726ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Butterfly Mariposa Lily\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1727ps.jpg\" title=\"  Butterfly Mariposa Lily\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1727ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Butterfly Mariposa Lily\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1732ps.jpg\" title=\"  Butterfly Mariposa Lily\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1732ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Butterfly Mariposa Lily\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1730ps.jpg\" title=\"  Chamomile, or Trickseed?\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1730ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Chamomile, or Trickseed?\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1733ps.jpg\" title=\"  Indian Paintbrush\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1733ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Indian Paintbrush\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1734ps.jpg\" title=\"  Zachary\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1734ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Zachary\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1737ps.jpg\" title=\"  Black Mustard\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1737ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Black Mustard\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1739ps.jpg\" title=\"  Goard flowers\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1739ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Goard flowers\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1742ps.jpg\" title=\"  Whiteface again.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1742ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Whiteface again.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1743ps.jpg\" title=\"  Blackeyed Susan?\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1743ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Blackeyed Susan?\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1744ps.jpg\" title=\"  Lupine\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1744ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Lupine\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1749ps.jpg\" title=\"  Jerome called up, \u201cThis is so beautiful!\u201d\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1749ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Jerome called up, \u201cThis is so beautiful!\u201d\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1752ps.jpg\" title=\"  Seth was playing hide and go seek with Zachary. :-)\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1752ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Seth was playing hide and go seek with Zachary. :-)\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1758ps.jpg\" title=\"  Jane took this of Zachary. :-)\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1758ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Jane took this of Zachary. :-)\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1753ps.jpg\" title=\"  Poor Ian feel alseep before picture time.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1753ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Poor Ian feel alseep before picture time.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1780ps.jpg\" title=\"  Jane helped them smile.\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1780ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Jane helped them smile.\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1782ps.jpg\" title=\"\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1782ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1787ps.jpg\" title=\"\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1787ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1790ps.jpg\" title=\"  That was a long hike!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1790ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  That was a long hike!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1791ps.jpg\" title=\"  Time for a nap. :-)\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1791ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Time for a nap. :-)\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1789ps.jpg\" title=\"  Thanks for this pic, Jane!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1789ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  Thanks for this pic, Jane!\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"lightbox[bigsky]\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1795ps.jpg\" title=\"  And thank you for your time. We miss you already!\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dsc_1795ps.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"  And thank you for your time. We miss you already!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane was home on Spring Break this week and set aside Wednesday afternoon to spend with us! We went on a picnic hike with Noel and the Barlow boys up on Big Sky Trail behind the Barlow&#8217;s place. Peter had taken us up there on Monday and I hadn&#8217;t taken my camera, so I wanted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1437"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1437\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.streetpoet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}