{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/2011/07/07/yay-summer/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Brian's Brain"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"79e1db54-bf1a-5754-b222-b3d906d9fc56","excerpt":"Summer weather has arrived, and we’re getting outside to make the most of it. On Saturday, our friends Dawn and Eric arranged a trip to the Skagit Valley to…","html":"<p>Summer weather has arrived, and we’re getting outside to make the most of it. On Saturday, our friends Dawn and Eric arranged a trip to the Skagit Valley to pick strawberries. You should read their account of <a href=\"http://www.wrightangle.com/food/blog/2010/07/01/strawberry-picking-and-a-recipe-for-pickling/\">their trip last year</a>; they do a fabulous job describing the incredible berries we got to enjoy on our trip.</p>\n<p><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 630px; \"\n    >\n      <a\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-link\"\n    href=\"/static/98ffef6da654dfab0ee1e76c627ac5a1/72e01/5910869001_47c9064d75_b.jpg\"\n    style=\"display: block\"\n    target=\"_blank\"\n    rel=\"noopener\"\n  >\n    <span\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\"\n    style=\"padding-bottom: 79.74683544303798%; position: relative; bottom: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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'); background-size: cover; display: block;\"\n  ></span>\n  <img\n        class=\"gatsby-resp-image-image\"\n        alt=\"Eating\"\n        title=\"Eating\"\n        src=\"/static/98ffef6da654dfab0ee1e76c627ac5a1/828fb/5910869001_47c9064d75_b.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"/static/98ffef6da654dfab0ee1e76c627ac5a1/ff44c/5910869001_47c9064d75_b.jpg 158w,\n/static/98ffef6da654dfab0ee1e76c627ac5a1/a6688/5910869001_47c9064d75_b.jpg 315w,\n/static/98ffef6da654dfab0ee1e76c627ac5a1/828fb/5910869001_47c9064d75_b.jpg 630w,\n/static/98ffef6da654dfab0ee1e76c627ac5a1/0ede0/5910869001_47c9064d75_b.jpg 945w,\n/static/98ffef6da654dfab0ee1e76c627ac5a1/72e01/5910869001_47c9064d75_b.jpg 1024w\"\n        sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;vertical-align:middle;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n      />\n  </a>\n    </span></p>\n<p>Our kids had a great time, but the strawberries were just a small part of it. They got to spend the day outside in the warm sun. See horses. Play with dirt. Play on a see-saw. Learn the word <em>manure.</em> Run around like crazy. In other words, a full dose of summer.</p>\n<p><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 630px; \"\n    >\n      <a\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-link\"\n    href=\"/static/ec8e51e73900ef667281f547a0a9429a/72e01/5911426832_c6441aa12c_b.jpg\"\n    style=\"display: block\"\n    target=\"_blank\"\n    rel=\"noopener\"\n  >\n    <span\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\"\n    style=\"padding-bottom: 56.32911392405063%; position: relative; bottom: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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'); 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