{"id":290,"date":"2016-04-18T22:39:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T02:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/?p=290"},"modified":"2016-04-18T22:39:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T02:39:11","slug":"89-bluebells-at-bull-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/?p=290","title":{"rendered":"89. Bluebells at Bull Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-291\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-291\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_2.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_2\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For years now, every year on my Friday off, about two weeks after the cherry blossoms reach their peak, I go see the bluebells in bloom at Bull Run Regional Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-292\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-292\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_4.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_4\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_4.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all natural &#8212; in spots flowers as far as the eye can see.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_5.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-293\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-293\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_5.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_5\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_5.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_5-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a loop trail that goes by the river.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_6.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-294\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-294\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_6.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_6\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_6.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I go on Fridays because it&#8217;s not crowded.\u00a0 I&#8217;m free to take pictures like crazy to my heart&#8217;s content.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_7.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-295\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_7.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_7\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_7.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>I love all the other wildflowers that show up, too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_8.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-296\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-296\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_8.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_8\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_8.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_8-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>There are always breezes blowing, birds singing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_9.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-297\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-297\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_9.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_9\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_9.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_9-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Okay, the truth is that you can usually hear guns from the shooting range.\u00a0 But it fades into the background.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_10.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-298\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-298\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_10.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_10\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_10.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_10-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>The loop trail is a little over a mile long.\u00a0 I take my time and ramble through the bluebells.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_11.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-299\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-299\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_11.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_11\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_11.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_11-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>My spirit is always uplifted for another year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_12.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-300\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_12.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_12\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_12.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_12-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_14.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-302\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_14.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_14\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_14.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_14-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_15.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-303\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-303\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_15.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_15\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_15.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_15-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_16.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-304\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-304\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_16.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_16\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_16.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_16-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_18.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-306\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_18.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_18\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_18.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_18-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_19.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-307\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307\" src=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_19.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebells2016_19\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_19.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_19-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderblessings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Bluebells2016_20.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-308\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter 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It&#8217;s all natural &#8212; in spots flowers as far as the eye can see. There&#8217;s a loop trail that goes by the river. 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