{"id":4683,"date":"2013-10-29T00:11:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T07:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4683"},"modified":"2022-03-25T20:38:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T03:38:32","slug":"my-loves-and-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/10\/29\/my-loves-and-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"My loves and the sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I love the sea. I love its fury. I love its calming presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"elliott<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"elliott<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I love the ebb and flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"ebb<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"splash<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So much life and movement and energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"my<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"seaspray<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It is, at once, destructive and regenerative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"water<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I could sit and watch the sea for hours. And sometimes we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"spray<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

My loves, both, also enchanted by the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"My<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"beach<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But today, she also wanted to fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"she<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love the sea. I love its fury. I love its calming presence. I love the ebb and flow. So much life and movement and energy. 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