{"id":1401,"date":"2026-01-08T16:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T00:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T00:33:35","slug":"1319-secluded-jug-handle-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/?p=1401","title":{"rendered":"1319. Secluded Jug Handle Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1319.-Secluded-Jug-Handle-Beach_blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1319.-Secluded-Jug-Handle-Beach_blog.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1319.-Secluded-Jug-Handle-Beach_blog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1319.-Secluded-Jug-Handle-Beach_blog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1319.-Secluded-Jug-Handle-Beach_blog-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariko-irie.com\/secludedjughandle.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mariko-irie.com\/secludedjughandle.html\">&#8220;1319. Secluded Jug Handle Beach&#8221; Oil painting 6&#8243; x 6&#8243; by Mariko Irie<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is <strong>Jug Handle Beach State Park<\/strong> in Caspar, California. It is one of my favorite beaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whenever I visit this quiet shore, my mind feels settled, and I\u2019m filled with a refreshing sense of clarity\u2014as if a wide, open space has been cleared within my heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I walk along, matching my pace to the rhythm of the gentle waves,&nbsp; I feel my thoughts empty out and a deep sense of peace take over. It\u2019s where I go to find my center again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Jug Handle Beach State Park in Caspar, California. It is one of my favorite beaches. Whenever I visit this quiet shore, my mind feels settled, and I\u2019m filled with a refreshing sense of clarity\u2014as if a wide, open &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/?p=1401\">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":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-painting","category-paintings-watercolor-oil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401","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=1401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1403,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401\/revisions\/1403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}