{"id":8532,"date":"2026-01-04T10:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=8532"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:52:33","slug":"frosty-sunday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=8532","title":{"rendered":"Frosty Sunday Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20123.jpg\" alt=\"Spikes of hoarfrost on a curved iron flower pot hook\" class=\"wp-image-8530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20123.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20123-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20123-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20123-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20123-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It felt great to get my macro lens out again! I only had a few minutes, because I had to get to church, but I got a few photos&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20120-21.jpg\" alt=\"Spikes of hoarfrost on a wooden post\" class=\"wp-image-8529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20120-21.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20120-21-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20120-21-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20120-21-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We had some pretty good spiky frost this morning, and thankfully I had a few surfaces in my back yard which the frost likes to use to paint its picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20130.jpg\" alt=\"Spikes of hoarfrost on the perch of a bird feeder\" class=\"wp-image-8531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20130.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20130-334x500.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20130-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2026\/01\/frost_20130-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Not the ideal perch on the bird feeder, eh?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a chance, get out there while the getting&#8217;s good!  Of course, my hope is that you&#8217;re getting ready for church, too&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It felt great to get my macro lens out again! 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