{"id":3762,"date":"2014-03-25T11:15:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T16:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=3762"},"modified":"2015-10-15T20:35:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T01:35:00","slug":"finding-magic-in-evergreen-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=3762","title":{"rendered":"Finding Magic in Evergreen Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Evergreen Park is a small 20 acre park in my town. It is not a destination that most people would be hungry to visit. Last week-end (March 22-23, 2014), I was able to walk in places I had never been because the snow was so compacted (All winter long, if I took one step off the trail, I’d be up to knees in snow).\u00a0 It was a very freeing experience and I found a deep wildness off the trail that had a sense of magic.<\/p>\n

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Can you find the little critters in this ice that had melted and refroze?<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"redOakleaf\"<\/a>

A red oak leaf frozen in time<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Frozen<\/a>

Frozen Mouse Hole<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a>

A thawed and refrozen puddle.<\/p><\/div>\n

Creatures moving through the fresh dusting of snow. Who are they?<\/p>\n

\"a.<\/a>

a.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"b.\"<\/a>

b.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"c.\"<\/a>

c.<\/p><\/div>\n

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a.squirrel\u00a0 b. weasel\u00a0 c. raccoon<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The blessing of the morning sun<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Twin Oaks on Skunk Hill
photo Dale Antonsen<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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