{"id":9965,"date":"2015-05-10T05:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=9965"},"modified":"2015-05-09T23:42:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T06:42:36","slug":"at-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=9965","title":{"rendered":"At the park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got a kiss from a golden retriever puppy.<\/p>\n<p>I saw dandelion fluff floating<\/p>\n<p>Train tracks. Crickets.<\/p>\n<p>Tall redwoods, and just when I was feeling very small a man passed on a longboard and made me feel even smaller.<\/p>\n<p>Paths curving, and paths straightway and nothing ever really is as clear as &nbsp;a path to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Coral bells, wild roses and poppies<\/p>\n<p>A roufus sided towhee and a red winged blackbird<\/p>\n<p>A red racer racing to safety.<\/p>\n<p>Shadows and light playing<\/p>\n<p>I saw a ladybug fly away home<\/p>\n<p>There was sunlight shining through leaves and boughs.<\/p>\n<p>There were children laughing and dogs romping. 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