{"id":2201,"date":"2014-09-16T18:46:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T18:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2014-11-16T00:23:27","modified_gmt":"2014-11-16T06:23:27","slug":"the-hummingbirds-are-humming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/the-hummingbirds-are-humming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hummingbirds are Humming!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2677\" style=\"width: 789px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2677\" data-attachment-id=\"2677\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/the-hummingbirds-are-humming\/image-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"779,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Hummimgbirds\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Hummingbirds&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Hummingbirds&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2677\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image1.jpg\" alt=\"The Hummingbirds\" width=\"779\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image1.jpg 779w, https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image1-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hummingbirds<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I think the hummingbirds like the nectar I have been making for them. 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