{"id":18330,"date":"2010-10-12T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2010\/10\/12\/morton-arbortetum\/"},"modified":"2020-02-01T03:32:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T03:32:07","slug":"morton-arbortetum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2010\/10\/12\/morton-arbortetum\/","title":{"rendered":"Morton Arbortetum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18452\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-002-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-002-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-002.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>(Abe and I stand by one of the scarecrows in the Arboretum.)<\/p>\n<p>Abe has been meaning to get to the Morton Arboretum for a looooooong time, and we finally went this weekend. The weather was beautiful, and apparently, we weren&#8217;t the only ones with the idea. The car lines to enter the Arboretum reminded me of a traffic jam on the 405 in L.A., but once we got through them, we had a great time. Abe got a little excited by all the trees, as you can see here.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18448\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-008-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-008-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-008-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-008-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-008-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-008.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>My back prevented me from expressing enthusiasm in a similar fashion, so I chose to enjoy the arboretum by planting myself solidly against a sturdy tree trunk.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18449\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-010-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-010-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-010-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-010-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-010.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>After a while, I decided to sprawl on the ground. The view was great! All blue skies and colorful leaves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18450\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-011-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-011-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-011-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-011-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-011.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><br \/>\n<a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_qSwnWQ6cqAc\/TLShJNAS9eI\/AAAAAAAAAEI\/d5UCytU7vhc\/s1600\/morton+arboretum+011.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we got tired of reclining in the shadows of various trees, we grabbed a quick bite to eat and then headed into Abe&#8217;s office so he could get some work done. I occupied myself by making Halloween invitations for the four-year old &#8220;sunbeams&#8221;we teach in church.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18451\" src=\"http:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-023-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-023-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-023-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-023-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/morton-arboretum-023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are so excited for the party! I can&#8217;t wait to post pictures of all the cute kids in their costumes. The party is October 29, so check back in if you want some cute overload in your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Abe and I stand by one of the scarecrows in the Arboretum.) Abe has been meaning to get to the Morton Arboretum for a looooooong time, and we finally went this weekend. The weather was beautiful, and apparently, we weren&#8217;t the only ones with the idea. The car lines to enter the Arboretum reminded me &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2010\/10\/12\/morton-arbortetum\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Morton Arbortetum<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18330"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18454,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18330\/revisions\/18454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}