{"id":11426,"date":"2021-07-16T01:33:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T06:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=11426"},"modified":"2021-07-16T05:54:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T10:54:16","slug":"reflective-reunited-and-catching-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=11426","title":{"rendered":"reflective, reunited, and catching up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/51304337854\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Surf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51304337854_1b2e42cfc9_w.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Surf\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. Dozens of dragonflies and damselflies fill the park, glinting in the evening sun. They do acrobatics and catch the breeze and check out what the other park users are up to. It strikes me this could have been the inspiration for the flying key scene in <em>The Chamber of Secrets<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Both <em>Black Widow<\/em> and <em>Leverage: Redemption<\/em> have offered me the opportunity to revisit characters I&#8217;ve enjoyed spending time with over the years.<\/p>\n<p>3. Our volleyball team goes out after the game. It&#8217;s good to have time to hang out with together and to get to know some of the new folks.<\/p>\n<p>How about you? What&#8217;s been beautiful in your world lately?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three beautiful things from my past week: 1. Dozens of dragonflies and damselflies fill the park, glinting in the evening sun. They do acrobatics and catch the breeze and check out what the other park users are up to. 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