{"id":9608,"date":"2024-08-03T10:21:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T18:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/?p=9608"},"modified":"2024-08-03T10:59:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T18:59:21","slug":"dog-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/archives\/9608","title":{"rendered":"Dog Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a139954f1af5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a139954f1af5\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Flower-Arrangement-376x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Flower-Arrangement-376x500.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Flower-Arrangement-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Flower-Arrangement-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Flower-Arrangement-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Flower-Arrangement-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Flower-Arrangement-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"block-justify-class\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">A fine arrangement of clippings from plants around our Homestead, artfully rendered by HW. The <span data-wp-title=\"Crocosmia\" data-wp-lang=\"en\" data-wikipedia-preview=\"\" class=\"wmf-wp-with-preview\">Crocosmia<\/span> especially provides a nice pop of color. Similar to the benefits of petting a dog or equine therapy, it&#8217;s interesting how pausing to observe a flower arrangement can lower blood pressure and calm the spirit. I doubt the effects are additive, though. Petting a dog and touching a horse at the same time while looking at flowers would not, I think, cause one to faint.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a139954f2aff&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a139954f2aff\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Chloe-Beach-376x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Chloe-Beach-376x500.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Chloe-Beach-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Chloe-Beach-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Chloe-Beach-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"block-justify-class\">At low tide this is our turnaround point. Especially on warm days Chloe likes to wade into the sea to cool off, while I sit on a log in the shade to do the same. HW is not the least bit amused by this stretch of warm summer weather we&#8217;re having. Try as I might there is no consoling her that everything is going to be alright. Being on the water helps. So we bought another kayak so I can go out with her and feel what she feels. I need to get a life vest first. As for today, I think I&#8217;ll go out for a bike ride, head to the beach on the south side of the peninsula. It&#8217;s Saturday so I expect to see a lot of people down there, on the beach, in the water, chilling at bars and restaurants. This evening we&#8217;ve been invited to our friend&#8217;s house for dinner. It&#8217;s a mystery what they&#8217;re making, but we were asked in a text message last night what our heat tolerance is: mild, medium or hot. Should be fun.<br><br>Oh yeah, that&#8217;s Mt. Baker in the distance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/archives\/9217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">waiting for the right time<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fine arrangement of clippings from plants around our Homestead, artfully rendered by HW. The Crocosmia especially provides a nice pop of color. Similar to the benefits of petting a dog or equine therapy, it&#8217;s interesting how pausing to observe a flower arrangement can lower blood pressure and calm the spirit. I doubt the effects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9608"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9629,"href":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9608\/revisions\/9629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rknibbe.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}