{"id":1718,"date":"2011-12-06T22:29:44","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T11:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=1718"},"modified":"2012-02-02T22:14:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T11:14:19","slug":"sun-gleaming-off-sand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/","title":{"rendered":"SUN GLINTING OFF SAND"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gracie<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Wild<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Flowery<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Searching<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dylan<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dylan<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Tom<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sunscreen<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sitting<\/a><\/p>\n

The weather was finally dreaming of summer and two gloriously sunny days at the beach made up for weeks of mud and dreary grey skies above tarpaulins. We took our housemates for their first Australian beach adventure and, Antarctic water aside, I was proud of my little Australia, she really can impress when she puts a little effort in. So sun and salt washed away the tiredness, which we had been storing up, a sigh of relief that the main slog of the Permablitz was over and gently pushing the knowledge that there is so many ends untied in the garden out to sea bobbing towards the horizon for at least a few days of lazy leisure.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The weather was finally dreaming of summer and two gloriously sunny days at the beach made up for weeks of mud and dreary grey skies above tarpaulins. We took our housemates for their first Australian beach adventure and, Antarctic water aside, I was proud of my little Australia, she really can impress when she puts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[90,160,87,75,33],"class_list":["post-1718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-beach","tag-flowers","tag-gracie-the-border-collie","tag-grey-river","tag-otways"],"yoast_head":"\nSUN GLINTING OFF SAND - The Desert Echo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SUN GLINTING OFF SAND - The Desert Echo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The weather was finally dreaming of summer and two gloriously sunny days at the beach made up for weeks of mud and dreary grey skies above tarpaulins. We took our housemates for their first Australian beach adventure and, Antarctic water aside, I was proud of my little Australia, she really can impress when she puts […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Desert Echo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedesertecho\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedesertecho\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-12-06T11:29:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2012-02-02T11:14:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grey-river-otways-beach-gracie.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jo \/ The Desert Echo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jo \/ The Desert Echo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jo \/ The Desert Echo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bc161565b1aa7032b8fc959bf26734f4\"},\"headline\":\"SUN GLINTING OFF SAND\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-06T11:29:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-02-02T11:14:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/\"},\"wordCount\":122,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grey-river-otways-beach-gracie.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"beach\",\"flowers\",\"gracie the border collie\",\"grey river\",\"otways\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Travel\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/\",\"name\":\"SUN GLINTING OFF SAND - The Desert Echo\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grey-river-otways-beach-gracie.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-06T11:29:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-02-02T11:14:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bc161565b1aa7032b8fc959bf26734f4\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grey-river-otways-beach-gracie.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grey-river-otways-beach-gracie.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\",\"width\":\"660\",\"height\":\"495\",\"caption\":\"Gracie watching swimmers at the Grey River Beach, the Otways\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"The Desert Echo\",\"description\":\"Reconnecting with nature and community in the inner city.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bc161565b1aa7032b8fc959bf26734f4\",\"name\":\"Jo \/ The Desert Echo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2390ce704c8a89a897df2153760571ad349ded60298b6fb16a8e7047693a3cf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2390ce704c8a89a897df2153760571ad349ded60298b6fb16a8e7047693a3cf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2390ce704c8a89a897df2153760571ad349ded60298b6fb16a8e7047693a3cf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jo \/ The Desert Echo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedesertecho\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/thedesertecho\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/author\/thedesertecho\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SUN GLINTING OFF SAND - The Desert Echo","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SUN GLINTING OFF SAND - The Desert Echo","og_description":"The weather was finally dreaming of summer and two gloriously sunny days at the beach made up for weeks of mud and dreary grey skies above tarpaulins. We took our housemates for their first Australian beach adventure and, Antarctic water aside, I was proud of my little Australia, she really can impress when she puts […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/","og_site_name":"The Desert Echo","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedesertecho","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedesertecho","article_published_time":"2011-12-06T11:29:44+00:00","article_modified_time":"2012-02-02T11:14:19+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grey-river-otways-beach-gracie.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Jo \/ The Desert Echo","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jo \/ The Desert Echo","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/"},"author":{"name":"Jo \/ The Desert Echo","@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bc161565b1aa7032b8fc959bf26734f4"},"headline":"SUN GLINTING OFF SAND","datePublished":"2011-12-06T11:29:44+00:00","dateModified":"2012-02-02T11:14:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/"},"wordCount":122,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grey-river-otways-beach-gracie.jpg","keywords":["beach","flowers","gracie the border collie","grey river","otways"],"articleSection":["Travel"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/","name":"SUN GLINTING OFF SAND - The Desert Echo","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grey-river-otways-beach-gracie.jpg","datePublished":"2011-12-06T11:29:44+00:00","dateModified":"2012-02-02T11:14:19+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bc161565b1aa7032b8fc959bf26734f4"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/sun-gleaming-off-sand\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grey-river-otways-beach-gracie.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grey-river-otways-beach-gracie.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1","width":"660","height":"495","caption":"Gracie watching swimmers at the Grey River Beach, the Otways"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/","name":"The Desert Echo","description":"Reconnecting with nature and community in the inner city.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bc161565b1aa7032b8fc959bf26734f4","name":"Jo \/ The Desert Echo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2390ce704c8a89a897df2153760571ad349ded60298b6fb16a8e7047693a3cf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2390ce704c8a89a897df2153760571ad349ded60298b6fb16a8e7047693a3cf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2390ce704c8a89a897df2153760571ad349ded60298b6fb16a8e7047693a3cf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jo \/ The Desert Echo"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedesertecho","https:\/\/x.com\/thedesertecho"],"url":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/author\/thedesertecho\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4l1F7-rI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1718"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1899,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718\/revisions\/1899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}