{"id":307,"date":"2025-03-30T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kristau.net\/photoblog\/?p=307"},"modified":"2025-03-30T18:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T00:13:34","slug":"nature-in-focus-close-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kristau.net\/photoblog\/2025\/03\/30\/nature-in-focus-close-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature in Focus &#8211; Close-Ups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polkcountyiowa.gov\/conservation\/events\/nature-in-focus-close-ups\/\">&#8220;Nature in Focus &#8211; Close-Ups&#8221;<\/a> was part of a four-part program put on by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polkcountyiowa.gov\/conservation\/\">Polk County Conservation<\/a> and hosted by Naturalist Lindsey Page. 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