{"id":87,"date":"2021-03-31T16:54:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T16:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evergladesphotographer.com\/?p=87"},"modified":"2021-03-31T17:56:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T17:56:29","slug":"a-new-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evergladesphotographer.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/31\/a-new-start\/","title":{"rendered":"A new start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Due to a server crash, I lost so much content, so many documented words, so many images.\u00a0 Sadly, we suffered a immense loss of blogs, and of random thoughts that served a purpose, that told a story of this journey. 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