{"id":297,"date":"2008-08-18T19:42:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-19T02:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=297"},"modified":"2014-07-05T15:44:54","modified_gmt":"2014-07-05T22:44:54","slug":"duck-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/18\/duck-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Duck Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Duck Family\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/2776103651\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3037\/2776103651_3e266ceec9.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"Duck Family\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We stumbled across this little family while out on a walk along Lake Union.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Duck Family\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/2776959510\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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