{"id":11997,"date":"2005-07-08T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-08T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/2005\/07\/08\/green-leaves"},"modified":"2005-07-08T06:19:00","modified_gmt":"2005-07-08T11:19:00","slug":"green-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.net\/index.php\/2005\/07\/08\/green-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color:rgb(102,255,153);\">Yesterday as my mother watered her plants, I observed as she picked the dead leaves off the plants. Being what I would presume to be a great annoyance, I pointed out the dying, sun-scorched, dehydrated plants for my mom. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(102,255,153);\">&#8220;That one&#8217;s dead.&#8221; I pointed and wrinkled my nose. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color:rgb(102,255,153);\">&#8221; No it&#8217;s not! It goes through a dormant phase where the flower that has already bloomed withers away. 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