{"id":9194,"date":"2012-08-20T00:02:36","date_gmt":"2012-08-19T22:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=9194"},"modified":"2012-08-20T00:02:36","modified_gmt":"2012-08-19T22:02:36","slug":"journey-to-the-land-of-windows-desktops-visiting-the-canola-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/journey-to-the-land-of-windows-desktops-visiting-the-canola-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey to the land of Windows desktops: visiting the canola fields"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">Friday<br \/>\n10 August<br \/>\n2012<\/div>\n<p>I made a long weekend out of\u00a0<a title=\"One Night in Cape Town at the Grand Arena\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/one-night-in-cape-town-at-the-grand-arena\/\" target=\"_blank\">last Thursday&#8217;s public holiday<\/a>, and spent Friday exploring the canola fields and farms around Malmesbury.<a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tree_LMcC_3194.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\" data-rl_title=\"Distant tree &amp; canola\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9210\" title=\"Distant tree &amp; canola\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tree_LMcC_3194-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"Distant tree &amp; canola\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tree_LMcC_3194-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tree_LMcC_3194-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tree_LMcC_3194.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>One of the many things I love about Cape Town is that farmland and near-total isolation is just a short while outside of the city. It&#8217;s a lovely time of year for taking the Old Malmesbury road &#8211; around every corner you&#8217;re greeted by a growing sense of peace as well as\u00a0beautiful pastoral scenes that would feel at home in a collection of Windows desktop images.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9194 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2824.jpg' title=\"canola field\" data-rl_title=\"canola field\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2824-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"canola field\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pylons_LMcC_2849.jpg' title=\"pylons - terrifyingly, you can actually *hear* the electricity while walking under these giants\" data-rl_title=\"pylons - terrifyingly, you can actually *hear* the electricity while walking under these giants\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/pylons_LMcC_2849-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"pylons - terrifyingly, you can actually *hear* the electricity while walking under these giants\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/wheatfield_LMcC_2872.jpg' title=\"wheatfield\" data-rl_title=\"wheatfield\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/wheatfield_LMcC_2872-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"wheatfield\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2905.jpg' title=\"canola field\" data-rl_title=\"canola field\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2905-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"canola field\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/matchbox_LMcC_2917.jpg' title=\"matchbox\" data-rl_title=\"matchbox\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/matchbox_LMcC_2917-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"matchbox\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2924.jpg' title=\"canola field\" data-rl_title=\"canola field\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2924-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"canola field\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2958.jpg' title=\"canola field\" data-rl_title=\"canola field\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2958-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"canola field\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2971.jpg' title=\"canola field\" data-rl_title=\"canola field\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2971-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"canola field\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2981.jpg' title=\"canola field\" data-rl_title=\"canola field\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2981-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"canola field\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2999.jpg' title=\"canola field\" data-rl_title=\"canola field\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_2999-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"canola field\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/green-field_LMcC_3015.jpg' title=\"greenfield\" data-rl_title=\"greenfield\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/green-field_LMcC_3015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"greenfield\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bull_LMcC_3020.jpg' title=\"bull\" data-rl_title=\"bull\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bull_LMcC_3020-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"bull\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/owl-house_LMcC_3131.jpg' title=\"owl house\" data-rl_title=\"owl house\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/owl-house_LMcC_3131-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"owl house\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tree_LMcC_3183.jpg' title=\"Distant tree &amp; canola\" data-rl_title=\"Distant tree &amp; canola\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tree_LMcC_3183-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Distant tree &amp; canola\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_3227.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/canola_LMcC_3227-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/field_LMcC_3032.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\" data-rl_title=\"field\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9207\" title=\"field\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/field_LMcC_3032-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"field\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/field_LMcC_3032-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/field_LMcC_3032-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/field_LMcC_3032.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A hectic cold front was scheduled for the whole weekend but luckily it only started clouding over towards the afternoon, meaning our trip was mainly decorated by blue skies.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-9194 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/poles_LMcC_3286.jpg' title=\"phone poles\" data-rl_title=\"phone poles\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/poles_LMcC_3286-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"phone poles\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/fence_LMcC_3291.jpg' title=\"Fence &amp; canola\" data-rl_title=\"Fence &amp; canola\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/fence_LMcC_3291-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fence &amp; canola\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/oak-tree_LMcC_3308.jpg' title=\"Old Oak Tree\" 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The driver was fine and standing around with the cops, who were all super friendly and approachable, clearly all the fresh air and beautiful scenery allows them a bit of a rosier outlook than their inner-city counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-9194 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cement-truck_LMcC_3243.jpg' title=\"overturned cement truck\" data-rl_title=\"overturned cement truck\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cement-truck_LMcC_3243-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"overturned cement truck\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cement-truck_LMcC_3248.jpg' title=\"overturned cement truck\" data-rl_title=\"overturned cement truck\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cement-truck_LMcC_3248-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"overturned cement truck\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cement-truck_LMcC_3272.jpg' title=\"overturned cement truck\" data-rl_title=\"overturned cement truck\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cement-truck_LMcC_3272-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"overturned cement truck\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>The canola is in full yellow loveliness at the moment and well worth a visit; the West Coast flower season is also kicking off right now, and September will bring various wild flower shows around the Malmesbury and Darling area &#8211; spring is creeping ever closer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 10 August 2012 I made a long weekend out of\u00a0last Thursday&#8217;s public holiday, and spent Friday exploring the canola fields and farms around Malmesbury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3],"tags":[606,325,263,604,55,399,535,204,605,394,23,164,12,22,324,158,33,180],"class_list":["post-9194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-out-about","category-photography","tag-accident","tag-animals","tag-beautiful","tag-canola","tag-cape-town","tag-clouds","tag-farm","tag-favourites","tag-fields","tag-holiday","tag-landscape","tag-nature","tag-photography-2","tag-plants-flowers","tag-sky","tag-trees","tag-weekends","tag-winter-days"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9194"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9232,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9194\/revisions\/9232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}