{"id":1978,"date":"2011-05-11T08:46:39","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T08:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2011-05-11T08:46:39","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T08:46:39","slug":"irises-at-merian-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/?p=1978","title":{"rendered":"Irises at Merian Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Mel and I took the train to Basel (or Basle) right on the French\/German borders and went to see the irises (and other delightful things!) at<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bogabrueglingen.ch\" > Merian Park<\/a> in Br\u00fcglingen. This incredible botanical garden is somehow squished in between an industrial area of Basel and the big St. Jakob football stadium. Inside we felt a million miles away from the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>I think the photos speak for themselves. It was sooo beautiful. It was one of those days that make your spirits sing. It also inspired me to try much harder with my own irises!<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/8.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1987\" title=\"8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/8.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/9.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1988\" title=\"9\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/9.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/10.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1989\" title=\"10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/7.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1986\" title=\"7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/62.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1984\" title=\"6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/62.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/62.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/62-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/51.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1983\" title=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/51.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/51.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/51-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/43.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1982\" title=\"4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/43.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/43-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/33.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1981\" title=\"3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/33.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/33-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/23.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1980\" title=\"2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/23.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/23-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/19.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1979\" title=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/19.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/19-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The company was pretty good, too! Thanks Mel for the splendiferous idea!<\/p>\n<p>helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Mel and I took the train to Basel (or Basle) right on the French\/German borders and went to see the irises (and other delightful things!) at Merian Park in Br\u00fcglingen. This incredible botanical garden is somehow squished in between an industrial area of Basel and the big St. Jakob football stadium. 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