{"id":463,"date":"2013-05-12T11:08:36","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T15:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trail.walkofirresponsibility.com\/?p=463"},"modified":"2013-05-13T15:06:10","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T19:06:10","slug":"the-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trail.walkofirresponsibility.com\/?p=463","title":{"rendered":"The Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For Mother&#8217;s day, I was sadly unable to hang out with my mom as I have done in the past. I was blessed, though, to be able to hang out with my aunt who has been a mother to three wonderful women, countless world wanderers, and me.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We went to <a href=\"http:\/\/dusttracks.com\/2012\/07\/30\/ormond-beach-florida-the-fairchild-oak-at-bulow-creek-state-park-21-july-2012\/\">Fairchild Oak<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This thing was amazing&#8230; 500 years old. She was wise and GIANT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trail.walkofirresponsibility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-IMAG0727.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" title=\"IMAG0727.jpg\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/trail.walkofirresponsibility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-IMAG0727.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trail.walkofirresponsibility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-IMAG0732.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" title=\"IMAG0732.jpg\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/trail.walkofirresponsibility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-IMAG0732.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trail.walkofirresponsibility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-IMAG0729.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" title=\"IMAG0729.jpg\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/trail.walkofirresponsibility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-IMAG0729.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This last picture is my favorite! it has an &#8220;Arm&#8221; that comes down plants herself back into the ground and then regrows back up!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">I look at it like she said after the first hurricane that she made it through, &#8220;I should put an arm down for next time&#8221;&#8230; It&#8217;s great&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/trail.walkofirresponsibility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-IMAG0730.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" title=\"IMAG0730.jpg\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/trail.walkofirresponsibility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wpid-IMAG0730.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reflecting back onto a life surrounded by strong women who have helped guide me on my path, I feel forever honored by the experience and happy to have been given the perspective that they all offered with such grace. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most of all, I thank you, Mom, for always being my Oak and keeping that one arm firmly planted in case of a hurricane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Mother&#8217;s day, I was sadly unable to hang out with my mom as I have done in the past. I was blessed, though, to be able to hang out with my aunt who has been a mother to three wonderful women, countless world wanderers, and me. We went to Fairchild Oak This thing was amazing&#8230; 500 years old. 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