{"id":6874,"date":"2013-04-23T20:57:17","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T03:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jennyjones.com\/myblog\/?p=6874"},"modified":"2013-04-23T20:57:17","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T03:57:17","slug":"pass-the-bamboo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jennyjones.com\/myblog\/pass-the-bamboo\/","title":{"rendered":"Pass the bamboo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jennyjones.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Panda_0037.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6875\" title=\"Panda_0037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jennyjones.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Panda_0037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jennyjones.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Panda_0037.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.jennyjones.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Panda_0037-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Denis and I took a weekend getaway to the San Diego Zoo. We saw a lot of animals but nothing compared to seeing this giant panda in person. This was not what I expected. It&#8217;s much bigger than I thought &#8211; about 5 to 6 feet tall. We watched him for about ten minutes and all he did was eat, eat, eat. He stuffed himself on huge branches of bamboo. It&#8217;s no wonder he was lying back like that &#8211; just like us after Thanksgiving dinner&#8230; in a recliner, can&#8217;t get up, need a nap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denis and I took a weekend getaway to the San Diego Zoo. We saw a lot of animals but nothing compared to seeing this giant panda in person. This was not what I expected. It&#8217;s much bigger than I thought &#8211; about 5 to 6 feet tall. 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