{"id":30774,"date":"2017-04-24T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=30774"},"modified":"2017-04-22T11:58:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T16:58:38","slug":"photo-essay-spring-at-fairmount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/photo-essay-spring-at-fairmount\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Essay: Spring at Fairmount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you may know, the Davenport Library at Fairmount is bordered by\u00a0the Davenport bike path on one side and backs up to the woods that line the path. With a wall of windows along the back wall of the library you are treated to a particularly beautiful backdrop no matter what the season. Right now the redbud and crabapple trees are in full bloom, everything is fresh and bright green and the birds are singing in full chorus. It&#8217;s really the best time of year. Come join us for a brief photo stroll of Spring at Fairmount.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30774 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/photo-essay-spring-at-fairmount\/back-of-fairmount\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Back-of-Fairmount.jpg?fit=1020%2C765&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Back-of-Fairmount.jpg?w=4918&amp;ssl=1 4918w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Back-of-Fairmount.jpg?resize=632%2C474&amp;ssl=1 632w, 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbud-close-up.jpg?fit=1020%2C680&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbud-close-up.jpg?w=6000&amp;ssl=1 6000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbud-close-up.jpg?resize=632%2C421&amp;ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbud-close-up.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbud-close-up.jpg?resize=1020%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbud-close-up.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbud-close-up.jpg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbud-close-up.jpg?w=3150&amp;ssl=1 3150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/photo-essay-spring-at-fairmount\/redbuds-behind-fairmount\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbuds-behind-Fairmount.jpg?fit=1020%2C680&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbuds-behind-Fairmount.jpg?w=6000&amp;ssl=1 6000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbuds-behind-Fairmount.jpg?resize=632%2C421&amp;ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbuds-behind-Fairmount.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbuds-behind-Fairmount.jpg?resize=1020%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbuds-behind-Fairmount.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbuds-behind-Fairmount.jpg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Redbuds-behind-Fairmount.jpg?w=3150&amp;ssl=1 3150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/photo-essay-spring-at-fairmount\/violet\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Violet.jpg?fit=1020%2C765&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Violet.jpg?w=4483&amp;ssl=1 4483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Violet.jpg?resize=632%2C474&amp;ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Violet.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Violet.jpg?resize=1020%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Violet.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Violet.jpg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Violet.jpg?w=3150&amp;ssl=1 3150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><em>All photos by Ann Hetzler. Taken April 22, 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you may know, the Davenport Library at Fairmount is bordered by\u00a0the Davenport bike path on one side and backs up to the woods that line the path. With a wall of windows along the back wall of the library you are treated to a particularly beautiful backdrop no matter<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/photo-essay-spring-at-fairmount\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4167],"tags":[997,1179,1886],"class_list":["post-30774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photo-essay","tag-library","tag-photos","tag-spring"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-80m","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30774"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30787,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30774\/revisions\/30787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}