{"id":3462,"date":"2012-08-11T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2012-08-11T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T09:22:00","slug":"close-to-nature-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3462","title":{"rendered":"Close to Nature in the City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017743ef3580970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_6418 - Version 22012-06-29-bee-hydrengea-blue-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb88834017743ef3580970d\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017743ef3580970d-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"DSC_6418 - Version 22012-06-29-bee-hydrengea-blue-\u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Living in the city seems to put me more in touch with nature, than I was when I lived in the suburbs.<\/p>\n<p>Here I see the bees at work on flowers inches from my side, like this busy buzzer collecting pollen from a beautiful hydrangea.<\/p>\n<p>When walking is your primary means of transportation, you can look around and enjoy the trees that shade you and celebrate the gardens that add color and fragrance to your day.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>What&#39;s on your walking shopping list? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.endless.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;node=242169011&amp;tag=bostonzestcom-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\"> Shop Amazon&#39;s own Endless shoe store<\/a> and&#0160;support this site! 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