{"id":20802,"date":"2026-01-29T01:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/?p=20802"},"modified":"2026-01-29T01:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:50:03","slug":"and-if-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/29\/and-if-i\/","title":{"rendered":"And if I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5966.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5966.jpg\" alt=\"if I ever let love go\" class=\"wp-image-20803\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">if I ever let love go<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5974.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5987.jpg\" alt=\"bey in lieu of impulse and realities\" class=\"wp-image-20806\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">bey in lieu of impulse and realities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5990.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF5990.jpg\" alt=\"the blossoming flamingos of my\" class=\"wp-image-20807\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">the blossoming flamingos of my<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF6003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" 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