{"id":4442,"date":"2013-07-11T20:53:21","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T00:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/?p=4442"},"modified":"2013-07-11T20:53:21","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T00:53:21","slug":"more-hidden-worlds-in-our-backyards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2013\/07\/11\/more-hidden-worlds-in-our-backyards\/","title":{"rendered":"More of the Hidden Worlds in our Own Backyards"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I went for a walk again recently, on a trail that goes beside the Passaic River near my house.<\/p>\n

\"green<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s one of my favorite places to go for a walk, especially in the evening, since the reflections in the river can be amazing.<\/p>\n

\"water<\/a><\/p>\n

I always tell people that New Jersey isn’t called “The Garden State” for nothing – everywhere I go, I find nothing but lush green growth. (Newark and the bits near New York are the exception, of course.)<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a><\/p>\n

Even more amazing is how the setting sun lights up the green of the trees and undergrowth along the river. It’s almost like something out of a painting.<\/p>\n

\"setting<\/a><\/p>\n

This time I went a bit further than I normally do, and as usual, I was rewarded with beautiful scenes. You never know what might be around the next corner.<\/p>\n

\"gold<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally of course I had to turn back – the trail probably goes on, but I figure I can save that for another day.<\/p>\n

\"evening<\/a><\/p>\n

No matter where you are, there’s always something special waiting, hidden, in the most unlikely or even ordinary of places – if you just take the time to look. Often these special places are right nearby, around corners we routinely ignore.<\/p>\n

Wherever you are, or wherever you end up, I hope you take the time – once in a while, at least – to look around you, to turn down that path you always walk by, or that place you’ve always seen but never stopped at. Your curiosity will almost certainly be rewarded.<\/p>\n

Happy (backyard) trails, everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A simple walk by the river can turn into a journey to someplace special… all within walking distance of our backyards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"webmentions_disabled_pings":false,"webmentions_disabled":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[204,212],"tags":[92,318,218],"class_list":["post-4442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography-pictures","category-stories-personal","tag-photography","tag-photowalk","tag-story","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pimUj-19E","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4043,"url":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2012\/08\/21\/the-hidden-worlds-in-our-own-backyards\/","url_meta":{"origin":4442,"position":0},"title":"The Hidden Worlds in our Own Backyards","author":"Keith Survell","date":"August 21, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"So recently I took a little photowalk along the river behind my condo complex. 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