{"id":20123,"date":"2015-08-31T07:11:38","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T06:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20123"},"modified":"2015-08-31T07:11:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T06:11:38","slug":"view-from-the-sofa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/08\/view-from-the-sofa\/","title":{"rendered":"View from the Sofa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We get a little\u00a0blas\u00c3\u00a9 about the sunsets here as we get so many nice ones throughout the year. The colours are always spectacular and it often looks as though the sea is on fire, so here&#8217;s a quick snap through the windows from the comfort of the sofa last night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20124\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Sunset1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20124\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Sunset1-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset from the Sofa\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Sunset1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Sunset1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Sunset1.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset from the Sofa<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And after a spectacle from Mother Nature we were treated to another spectacle from the comfort of the sofa courtesy of fireworks at the caravan park\u00a0end of summer party.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o0unG2VX_L0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We get a little\u00a0blas\u00c3\u00a9 about the sunsets here as we get so many nice ones throughout the year. 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