{"id":2535,"date":"2020-09-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2020-09-18T09:07:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T14:07:22","slug":"5-from-dawn-to-dusk-chasing-memories-the-big-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/2020\/09\/5-from-dawn-to-dusk-chasing-memories-the-big-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"#5. From Dawn to Dusk: Chasing Memories. The Big Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Day five began with another colorful and peaceful dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 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=\"580\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5322.jpg?resize=580%2C773&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2523\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5322-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_5322\/\" class=\"wp-image-2523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5322-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5322-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5322-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5322-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5322-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5322-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Dawn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we drove on a dusty road to the shimmering, green Wade Lake where the children stood in its lapping waves; the pebbled shore massaged our feet; and people in kayaks floated on its waters. The lake was so still reflecting mountains in its depths that we, too, stole a few precious moments to reflect and ponder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 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=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5332.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2527\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5332-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_5332\/\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5332-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5332-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6512-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6512-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6510.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2524\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_6510\/\" class=\"wp-image-2524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Wade Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The drive to Big Sky featured the Earthquake lake where burnt trees stumps jutted from its surface, and the Madison River that roared from the cliff below. When we reached the restaurant inside a golf course, where our order was ready for pickup, not one customer dined in their outside patio, and every worker and customer wore a face mask, even their mannequins. We gleefully grabbed an outside table and dined out for the first time since March in the quaint valley of Big Sky. I wish I had remembered the last restaurant we ate at before covid. But still, this experience was precious, precious, precious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 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=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6542.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2528\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6542-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_6542\/\" class=\"wp-image-2528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6542-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6542-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6542-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6542-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6542-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6542-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6542-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6577.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2529\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6577-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_6577\/\" class=\"wp-image-2529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6577-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6577-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6577-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6577-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6577-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6577-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6577-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The restaurant experience<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our last stop involved hiking to the ousel falls. Along the babbling river, we walked with our face masks on, on the crowded trail, carrying an awareness inside our hearts: this was the last hike, the last activity of our trip. The future reeled in the throws of a pandemic during an election year. Nothing was certain. One truth defined our present moment: our existence, our thoughts, our love for one another, and our ability to place the happiness of each other over our own\u2014the secret sauce of happiness is in breaking the self-involved outlook and gain empathy for others\u2019 feelings. When I became a mother, I learned to truly give and that made me happy. Those unhappy often complain about how they are treated, how they should be treated, etc. And it\u2019s easy for anyone to fall into that trap. So I hang on to this realization close to my heart. Our vacation would end soon but better not our love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:24.283990905783266%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6613-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6613-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6613-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6613-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6613-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1707&#038;ssl=1 1707w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2560\" data-id=\"2532\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_6613\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6613-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6613-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:27.296771286751227%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_0388-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_0388-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_0388-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_0388-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_0388-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_0388-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1920&#038;ssl=1 1920w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2560\" data-id=\"2531\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_0388\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_0388-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_0388-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:48.419237807465514%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5337-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5337-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5337-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5337-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5337-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5337-scaled.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1920\" data-id=\"2530\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_5337\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5337-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5337-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Ousel Falls &#8211; Big Sky, MT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drive back along another gushing river delivered an ointment to old wounds, rejuvenated the spirit, and prepared us to face life again. Tomorrow would be our last day in Montana before we ventured back east to the place we call home: Chicago, IL<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 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=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5347.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2533\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5347-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_5347\/\" class=\"wp-image-2533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5347-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5347-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5347-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5347-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5347-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5347-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5347-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5348.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2534\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5348-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_5348\/\" class=\"wp-image-2534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5348-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5348-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5348-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5348-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5348-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5348-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Dusk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day five began with another colorful and peaceful dawn. Today we drove on a dusty road to the shimmering, green Wade Lake where the children stood in its lapping waves; the pebbled shore massaged our feet; and people in kayaks floated on its waters. The lake was so still reflecting mountains in its depths that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[19],"tags":[229,224,223],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6510-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6kaFb-ET","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2535"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2563,"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535\/revisions\/2563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}