{"id":8812,"date":"2020-03-18T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/?p=8812"},"modified":"2020-01-24T15:33:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T20:33:05","slug":"florida-love-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/florida-love-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"8813\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/florida-love-2\/gatorlandsign\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gatorlandsign.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"688,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-link=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/?attachment_id=8813\" class=\"wp-image-8813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gatorlandsign-403x600.jpg 403w, https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gatorlandsign-269x400.jpg 269w, https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gatorlandsign-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gatorlandsign-97x144.jpg 97w, https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/gatorlandsign.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Gatorland Zoo alligator statue, Route 1, St. Augustine, Florida  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540  http:\/\/hdl.loc.gov\/loc.pnp\/mrg.00267  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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100vw, 418px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Orange bird sign, Artesia Gardens Citrus Stand, Route A1A, Hammock, Florida  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540   http:\/\/hdl.loc.gov\/loc.pnp\/mrg.01936  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">From John Margolies&#8217; Roadside 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