{"id":9231,"date":"2021-06-30T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=9231"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:13:09","slug":"quick-peek-at-the-pollinator-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/quick-peek-at-the-pollinator-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Peek at the Pollinator Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>I could hardly wait for morning to come and head out to the gardens. The hummingbirds are zipping through the gardens, their wings making a humming sound that is our morning song, the pollinators are busy at work, and the flowers are lifting their heads as if to say, \u201cGood morning, sunshine!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Written on a box on a table at the Garden Porch are the words, \u201cToday is a good day for a good day.\u201d It is!<\/p>\n<p>Hope you are all having a wonderful sunshiny day! 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