{"id":929,"date":"2021-08-10T13:07:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T12:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/?page_id=929"},"modified":"2024-08-19T13:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T12:06:49","slug":"hope-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/?page_id=929","title":{"rendered":"Hope Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Keswick, Cumbria)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sunlight dapples the lakeside trees,<br \/>\nnew flower gardens and crazy golf,<br \/>\npensioners on numerous seats,<br \/>\nwatch the passing prams and dogs.<\/p>\n<p>People going to the lake and boats<br \/>\nstop for an ice cream on their way,<br \/>\nalong with walkers set for peaks,<br \/>\nidly starting a more strenuous day.<\/p>\n<p>This gem of a local public park,<br \/>\nphilanthropic gift to the town,<br \/>\nbreathes an air of genteel gaiety<br \/>\nwith an atmosphere all its own.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the park a Victorian<br \/>\nterrace of elegant town houses,<br \/>\nnow a bed and breakfast hub,<br \/>\ncommercial chic espouses.<\/p>\n<p>I have a soft spot for this place,<br \/>\nscene of many family visits,<br \/>\nfond memories are gathered here<br \/>\nalong with absent spirits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/?page_id=934\">NEXT POEM &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Keswick, Cumbria)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sunlight dapples the lakeside trees,<br \/>\nnew flower gardens and crazy golf,<br \/>\npensioners on numerous seats,<br \/>\nwatch the passing prams and dogs.<\/p>\n<p>People going to the lake and boats<br \/>\nstop for an ice cream on their way,<br \/>\nalong with walkers set for peaks,<br \/>\nidly starting a more strenuous day.<\/p>\n<p>This&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"margintop-large margintop-xlarge-l clear-both\"><a href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/?page_id=929#s\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hope Park<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-929","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=929"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1224,"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/929\/revisions\/1224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/spence\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}