{"id":2275,"date":"2010-12-13T09:32:12","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T08:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk\/?p=2275"},"modified":"2011-02-13T12:17:58","modified_gmt":"2011-02-13T12:17:58","slug":"simple-things-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk\/?p=2275","title":{"rendered":"Simple Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"simple as that\" href=\"http:\/\/rebeccacooper.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.photobucket.com\/albums\/v732\/rebeccaanncooper\/simplethingssmallweb-2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The grass growing between the pavers at the front of the house has been driving me nuts for weeks.<br \/>\nWater overflowing from the tank in the loft making a mess as it leaks out and over the porch at the door has been driving me nuts for weeks.<br \/>\nFreezing days and nights causing chaos to the mess as it freezes the puddle ready to catch the unsuspecting postman, yes, driving me nuts!<br \/>\nAnd then today, I hear Ben calling through the gate; \u201cmum, come with your camera, a photo opportunity for your blog\u201d<br \/>\nHow special and wonderful and thoughtful is that son of mine as he turns my complaints on their head.<br \/>\nGrass growing where I don\u2019t want it to grow and water dripping where it shouldn\u2019t be dripping, the focus of my discontentment for days and weeks is now frozen into a beautiful still life, melting my heart with its beauty.<br \/>\nThe dripping water has frozen each blade of grass that I complained about, in it&#8217;s own case of ice, glistening in the sunshine. <a href=\"http:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk.1047soon2b.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/frozen-grass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk.1047soon2b.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/frozen-grass.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"grass ice case\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/frozen-grass.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/frozen-grass-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe grey, and dirty pavers now a frozen lake of sparkling blue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk.1047soon2b.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/frozen-grass-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk.1047soon2b.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/frozen-grass-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"sparkling blue\" width=\"500\" height=\"749\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/frozen-grass-1.jpg 667w, https:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/frozen-grass-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nature; simply beautiful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grass growing between the pavers at the front of the house has been driving me nuts for weeks. 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