{"id":5853,"date":"2017-07-16T13:52:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T17:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=5853"},"modified":"2017-07-16T13:52:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T17:52:56","slug":"lush-peony-ikebana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2017\/07\/lush-peony-ikebana\/","title":{"rendered":"Lush Peony Ikebana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peony_final.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5854 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peony_final-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peony_final-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peony_final-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peony_final-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/peony_final.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a> It&#8217;s been incredibly hot and muggy and rainy out here lately. 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