{"id":1398,"date":"2026-01-03T15:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2026-01-03T15:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:06:55","slug":"1318-trail-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/?p=1398","title":{"rendered":"1318. Trail Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1318.-Trail-Guard_blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1318.-Trail-Guard_blog.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1318.-Trail-Guard_blog-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1318.-Trail-Guard_blog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1318.-Trail-Guard_blog-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1318.-Trail-Guard_blog-302x300.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariko-irie.com\/trailguard.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mariko-irie.com\/trailguard.html\">&#8220;1318. Trail Guard&#8221; Oil painting by Mariko Irie<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy New Year 2026!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How have you all been? &#x1f33f;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the long rains, the summer-browned earth has been transformed into a fresh, vibrant carpet of green. It\u2019s so refreshing to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started 2026 with a deep breath. First, I inhaled the fresh air and exhaled everything unnecessary and negative from the past year. Next, I breathed in light and sent it back out into the world. Then, I breathed in my dreams and released them to the universe, trusting they will take flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, a simple prayer: <em>&#8220;Thank you, Universe. Please guide me through this coming year.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a feeling the bird in this painting might just be the guide I need to make it all happen. &#x1f60a;&#x2728;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year 2026!! How have you all been? &#x1f33f; After the long rains, the summer-browned earth has been transformed into a fresh, vibrant carpet of green. It\u2019s so refreshing to see. I started 2026 with a deep breath. First, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/?p=1398\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1400,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions\/1400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}