{"id":5547,"date":"2019-05-09T16:06:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T16:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=5547"},"modified":"2019-05-09T16:06:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T16:06:02","slug":"first-blush-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/first-blush-of-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"First Blush of Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our landscape is finally coming back to life. Each day there is something new to see as the browns and grays of mud season recede, making room for the richer hues of spring.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5556\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SpringMontage1.jpg?resize=335%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spring 1\" width=\"335\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SpringMontage1.jpg?resize=685%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SpringMontage1.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SpringMontage1.jpg?resize=768%2C1148&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SpringMontage1.jpg?resize=624%2C933&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SpringMontage1.jpg?w=1405&amp;ssl=1 1405w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SpringMontage1.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have been watching for a solid couple of months as people who live elsewhere in the country \u00a0&#8212; and world &#8212; post images on Instagram of their neighborhoods as they green up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5558\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring3.jpg?resize=332%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spring 3\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring3.jpg?resize=680%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring3.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring3.jpg?resize=768%2C1156&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring3.jpg?resize=624%2C940&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring3.jpg?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring3.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We in the upper Northeast may be the last to arrive at the party, yet there is sweet reward in the feeling of having truly earned the colors that are re-emerging after a long, hard winter of visual restraint.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SPring2.jpg?resize=334%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spring 2\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SPring2.jpg?resize=684%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SPring2.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SPring2.jpg?resize=768%2C1149&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SPring2.jpg?resize=624%2C934&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SPring2.jpg?w=1203&amp;ssl=1 1203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For those of us who relish the cycle of seasons, we wouldn&#8217;t have it any other way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5559\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring4.jpg?resize=336%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spring 4\" width=\"336\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring4.jpg?resize=689%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 689w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring4.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring4.jpg?resize=768%2C1142&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring4.jpg?resize=624%2C928&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring4.jpg?w=1412&amp;ssl=1 1412w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Spring4.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For now, our days are fluctuating between cold &amp; rainy and warm sun, so the garden is unfolding slowly, making it possible to mark changes daily. I watch those details closely and am rewarded with a world of color in each square inch.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5560\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5560\" class=\"wp-image-5560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FirstBlushDetailBlog.jpg?resize=450%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"First Blush\" width=\"450\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FirstBlushDetailBlog.jpg?resize=1024%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FirstBlushDetailBlog.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FirstBlushDetailBlog.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FirstBlushDetailBlog.jpg?resize=768%2C765&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FirstBlushDetailBlog.jpg?resize=624%2C621&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FirstBlushDetailBlog.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FirstBlushDetailBlog.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>First Blush, detail \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a92012 Elizabeth Fram \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Stitching and paint on reclaimed bulk tea packaging and hand-dyed silk<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u2756<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For a dose of pure chromatic eye candy, Carl Holty&#8217;s <em>Flowering\u00a0<\/em>brings the garden to the canvas. Read about him and see more of his lush work in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artandantiquesmag.com\/2019\/05\/carl-holty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article in Art &amp; Antiques<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5564\" style=\"width: 434px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5564\" class=\"wp-image-5564\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Flowering.jpg?resize=424%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Holty, Flowering\" width=\"424\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Flowering.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Flowering.jpg?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Flowering<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a91961 Carl Holty, 37 x 32 in., oil on canvas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our landscape is finally coming back to life. Each day there is something new to see as the browns and grays of mud season recede, making room for the richer hues of spring. 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