{"id":13453,"date":"2019-12-23T06:30:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T11:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=13453"},"modified":"2019-12-20T13:11:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T18:11:29","slug":"take-5-get-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-get-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Get Outside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With family and friends gathering to celebrate the season and one another, we hope you’ll take some time to get outdoors and enjoy the unique beauty of nature in winter with your loved ones. Breathe in the cold, crisp air, listen for wintering songbirds<\/a> like chickadees and cardinals, and look for fresh tracks in the snow<\/a>. By foot, snowshoe, or ski, there is so much explore<\/a> and appreciate this time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We appreciate all the nature heroes who inspire us<\/a> every day because we know the impact one person can have on the planet. Enjoy these five photos of folks enjoying the wonder of winter in nature. And happy holidays from all of us at Mass Audubon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making a Snow Angel \u00a9 Holly Chadwick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Snow
Snow Shoveling Artwork \u00a9 Charles Lanphear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Winter
Winter Trees \u00a9 Perri Van der Clock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Winter
Winter Ski Tracks \u00a9 Heidi Besen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Winter
Winter Snowshoeing \u00a9 Bill Madden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With family and friends gathering to celebrate the season and one another, we hope you’ll take some time to get outdoors and enjoy the unique beauty of nature in winter with your loved ones. Breathe in the cold, crisp air, listen for wintering songbirds like chickadees and cardinals, and look for fresh tracks in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":13457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/12\/3709Heidi_Besen21037.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3uZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":695,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/nature-photography-tips\/","url_meta":{"origin":13453,"position":0},"title":"Nature Photography Tips","author":"Hillary T.","date":"August 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Whether you\u2019ve been taking photographs for years or recently picked up a camera, one fact remains the same: nature photography is a wonderful way to enjoy and appreciate the outdoors. 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