{"id":3020,"date":"2013-07-30T09:35:48","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T17:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=3020"},"modified":"2014-03-21T10:36:54","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T18:36:54","slug":"once-upon-the-lavender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/once-upon-the-lavender\/","title":{"rendered":"Once Upon the Lavender"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3034\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 675px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3034\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3034\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3034  \" alt=\"butter\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter.jpg\" width=\"675\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter-1024x825.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Butterfly-Mix Hart 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>In my backyard, I have a large lavender garden that is a decade old. In its blossoming splendour, there are hundreds of bees and dozens of butterflies fluttering about at any given moment. <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Here is a peek at a day in the life of my lavender garden&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3032\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3032\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3032\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3032\" alt=\"beechubbs\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/beechubbs-1024x748.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/beechubbs-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/beechubbs-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/beechubbs.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Chubbs Takes Flight-Mix Hart 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3043\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3043\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3043\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3043\" alt=\"Fairy Dust in Flight-Mix Hart  2013\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter10-1024x912.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter10-1024x912.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter10-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter10.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Fairy Dust in Flight-Mix Hart 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3038\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3038\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3038\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3038\" alt=\"butter5\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter5-897x1024.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter5-897x1024.jpg 897w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter5-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter5.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">On Golden Wings-Mix Hart 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3035\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3035\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3035\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3035\" alt=\"butter1\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter1-1024x677.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter1-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">At Last-Mix Hart 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3041\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3041\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3041\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3041\" alt=\"butter8\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter8-1024x980.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter8-1024x980.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter8-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">She Moves- Mix Hart 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3031\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3031\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3031\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3031\" alt=\"bee17\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee17-896x1024.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee17-896x1024.jpg 896w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee17-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee17.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Bee Mine, Mix Hart 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3027\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3027\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3027\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3027\" alt=\"bee12\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee12-1024x528.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee12-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee12-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee12-520x268.jpg 520w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee12-260x134.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Forget me Not, Mix Hart 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3044\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3044\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3044\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3044\" alt=\"butter11\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter11-1024x1007.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter11-1024x1007.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter11-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter11.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Breathless Light, Mix Hart 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3037\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3037\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3037\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3037\" alt=\"butter4\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter4-1024x699.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter4-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter4-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/butter4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Grace-Mix Hart 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3040\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a 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src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee5-912x1024.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee5-912x1024.jpg 912w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee5-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee5.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Work It, Mix Hart, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3024\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 630px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3024\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3024\" alt=\"bee4\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee4-1024x652.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bee4-1024x652.jpg 1024w, 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