{"id":1255,"date":"2017-03-22T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/?p=1255"},"modified":"2017-03-15T00:56:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T04:56:39","slug":"parking-lot-seagulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/22\/parking-lot-seagulls\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking Lot Seagulls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a recent patch of cooler, mistier weather&#8230;which meant it was the perfect time to visit the parking lot seagulls!<\/p>\n<p>On a dreary day, the seagulls hunker down on the pavement, and their necks all but disappear as they try to shield themselves from the wind. There\u2019s always a ruffian who wants to start something, squawking and arguing with the others. Then a group of seagulls suddenly takes flight, wheeling through the sky before coming back to rest in the same parking space they just left. They\u2019re a mischievous lot, those seagulls, but they still always manage to park within the lines.<br \/>\n<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery24\" class=\"kad-wp-gallery kad-light-wp-gallery clearfix kt-gallery-column-4 rowtight\"><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull17.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull17.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Seagulls Standing\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull17.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull17-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull17-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull27.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull27.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"848\" alt=\"Seagulls Arguing\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull27.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull27-300x248.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull27-768x636.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull24.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull24.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"911\" alt=\"Seagull Landing\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull24.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull24-300x267.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull24-768x683.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull20.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull20.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Seagulls Parking\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull20.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull20-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull20-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>My neighborhood is 100 miles from the coast. But watching those seagulls screech and soar through the air is like spending an overcast day at the beach. (Which is much better than spending an overcast day in a shopping center parking lot).<\/p>\n<p>And sometimes&#8230;sometimes you\u2019ll spy them perched high atop the light fixtures. Perhaps they\u2019re thinking it\u2019s a fine day to watch <em>you<\/em>, too.<\/p>\n<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery84\" class=\"kad-wp-gallery kad-light-wp-gallery clearfix kt-gallery-column-4 rowtight\"><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull37.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull37.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"931\" alt=\"Seagulls Flying\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull37.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull37-300x273.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull37-768x698.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull40.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull40.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"810\" alt=\"Seagulls Flying\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull40.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull40-300x237.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull40-768x608.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull43.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull43.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Seagull Soaring\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull43.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull43-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull43-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-3 tcol-md-3 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull1.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"880\" alt=\"Seagulls on Lightpost\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull1.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull1-300x258.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Gull1-768x660.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a recent patch of cooler, mistier weather&#8230;which meant it was the perfect time to visit the parking lot seagulls! On a dreary day, the seagulls hunker down on the pavement, and their necks all but disappear as they &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/22\/parking-lot-seagulls\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,25],"tags":[32,12,26],"class_list":["post-1255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-neighborhood","category-walkabout-wednesday","tag-birds","tag-neighborhood","tag-walkabout-wednesday"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1267,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1255\/revisions\/1267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}