{"id":6138,"date":"2018-07-16T08:10:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T08:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/?p=6138"},"modified":"2018-07-16T08:51:06","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T08:51:06","slug":"orto-botanico-florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/16\/orto-botanico-florence\/","title":{"rendered":"Orto Botanico, Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6139\" style=\"width: 1016px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orto-Botanico-Florence-ink-sketch-29-June-2018-small.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6139\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orto-Botanico-Florence-ink-sketch-29-June-2018-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1016\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orto-Botanico-Florence-ink-sketch-29-June-2018-small.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orto-Botanico-Florence-ink-sketch-29-June-2018-small-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orto-Botanico-Florence-ink-sketch-29-June-2018-small-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orto-Botanico-Florence-ink-sketch-29-June-2018-small-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ink sketch of the Orto Botanico, Florence, one of the 3 oldest botanic gardens in Italy, and the world<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6145\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Botanic-Garden-Florence.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6145\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Botanic-Garden-Florence-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Botanic-Garden-Florence-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Botanic-Garden-Florence-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Botanic-Garden-Florence-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Botanic-Garden-Florence.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Botanic Garden, Florence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6147\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3462-Blue-Hawker-at-Fountain-Orto-Botanico-Florence.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6147\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3462-Blue-Hawker-at-Fountain-Orto-Botanico-Florence-1024x1008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3462-Blue-Hawker-at-Fountain-Orto-Botanico-Florence-1024x1008.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3462-Blue-Hawker-at-Fountain-Orto-Botanico-Florence-150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3462-Blue-Hawker-at-Fountain-Orto-Botanico-Florence-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3462-Blue-Hawker-at-Fountain-Orto-Botanico-Florence-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3462-Blue-Hawker-at-Fountain-Orto-Botanico-Florence.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emperor Dragonfly (note the curved abdomen) at fountain, Orto Botanico, Florence. It seemed to me that the insect was darting at falling drops as if they were prey. It spent many minutes at this task.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6152\" style=\"width: 253px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3479-Emperor-Dragonfly-Orto-Botanico-Florence.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6152 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3479-Emperor-Dragonfly-Orto-Botanico-Florence-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3479-Emperor-Dragonfly-Orto-Botanico-Florence-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3479-Emperor-Dragonfly-Orto-Botanico-Florence-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3479-Emperor-Dragonfly-Orto-Botanico-Florence-768x911.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3479-Emperor-Dragonfly-Orto-Botanico-Florence-863x1024.jpg 863w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just checking that it really was an Emperor Dragonfly &#8211; nearly unmarked green thorax, blue abdomen with small black lines, eyes green below, blue above<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6143\" style=\"width: 356px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3491-Canna-Lilies-and-plant-house.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3491-Canna-Lilies-and-plant-house-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3491-Canna-Lilies-and-plant-house-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3491-Canna-Lilies-and-plant-house-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3491-Canna-Lilies-and-plant-house-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3491-Canna-Lilies-and-plant-house.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canna Lilies and plant house, Orto Botanico, Florence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6156\" style=\"width: 356px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roots-of-Spindle-Palm-Hyophorba-verschaffeltii.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6156\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roots-of-Spindle-Palm-Hyophorba-verschaffeltii-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roots-of-Spindle-Palm-Hyophorba-verschaffeltii-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roots-of-Spindle-Palm-Hyophorba-verschaffeltii-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roots-of-Spindle-Palm-Hyophorba-verschaffeltii-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/roots-of-Spindle-Palm-Hyophorba-verschaffeltii.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roots of Spindle Palm Hyophorba verschaffeltii<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6141\" style=\"width: 356px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3477-Red-and-Yellow-Water-Lilies-Orto-Botanico-Florence.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3477-Red-and-Yellow-Water-Lilies-Orto-Botanico-Florence-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3477-Red-and-Yellow-Water-Lilies-Orto-Botanico-Florence-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3477-Red-and-Yellow-Water-Lilies-Orto-Botanico-Florence-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3477-Red-and-Yellow-Water-Lilies-Orto-Botanico-Florence-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DSCN3477-Red-and-Yellow-Water-Lilies-Orto-Botanico-Florence.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red and Yellow Water-Lilies, Orto Botanico Florence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[1320,1322,1324,1321,1323],"class_list":["post-6138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-natural-history","tag-botanic-gardens","tag-canna-lily","tag-drawings","tag-orto-botanico","tag-water-lilies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6138"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6157,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6138\/revisions\/6157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}