{"id":941,"date":"2017-01-25T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/?p=941"},"modified":"2016-10-27T22:39:38","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T02:39:38","slug":"year-of-the-rooster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/2017\/01\/25\/year-of-the-rooster\/","title":{"rendered":"Year of the Rooster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese New Year begins on Saturday, when we usher in The Year of the Rooster.<\/p>\n<p>Here in the neighborhood, we have always had a fondness for roosters. We put them on mailboxes and fence posts. We put them on lawns and in flower beds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery20\" 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\/2016\/10\/Rooster1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster1.jpg\" width=\"1545\" height=\"2046\" alt=\"Rooster Statue\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster1.jpg 1545w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster1-227x300.jpg 227w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster1-768x1017.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster1-773x1024.jpg 773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1545px) 100vw, 1545px\" 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\/2016\/10\/Rooster2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster2.jpg\" width=\"1105\" height=\"1403\" alt=\"Rooster Statue\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster2.jpg 1105w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster2-236x300.jpg 236w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster2-768x975.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster2-807x1024.jpg 807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 1105px\" 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\/2016\/10\/Rooster5.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster5.jpg\" width=\"748\" height=\"831\" alt=\"Rooster Statue\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster5.jpg 748w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster5-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" 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\/2016\/10\/Rooster4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster4.jpg\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1265\" alt=\"Rooster Statue\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster4.jpg 1100w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster4-261x300.jpg 261w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster4-768x883.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Rooster4-890x1024.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>And, of course, we have a special place in our hearts &#8212; and our gardens &#8212; for the king of all roosters: Cocky, the mascot of the University of South Carolina Fighting Gamecocks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery72\" class=\"kad-wp-gallery kad-light-wp-gallery clearfix kt-gallery-column-2 rowtight\"><div class=\"tcol-lg-6 tcol-md-6 tcol-sm-6 tcol-xs-12 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cocky.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cocky.jpg\" width=\"1491\" height=\"1892\" alt=\"Statue of Cocky\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cocky.jpg 1491w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cocky-236x300.jpg 236w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cocky-768x975.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cocky-807x1024.jpg 807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1491px) 100vw, 1491px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Happy New Year from our neighborhood to yours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese New Year begins on Saturday, when we usher in The Year of the Rooster. 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