{"id":3128,"date":"2018-06-18T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travel.lewisdrafting.com.au\/?p=3128"},"modified":"2018-06-19T04:40:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T18:40:36","slug":"the-french-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/?p=3128","title":{"rendered":"The French Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>How I have loved the varied and often poignant crosses that are found all over France.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Protection for homes, farming fields, the entrance way to villages, schools and of course the village church. Oh&#8230; I nearly forgot the crosses in the beautiful, if somewhat stark, graveyards I have wandered on my own. (Mal does not share my fascination for graveyards).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_144953.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3141\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_144953-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_144953-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_144953-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_144953-796x1024.jpg 796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is my farewell post to France&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_145421.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3130\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_145421-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_145421-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180607_145421-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Au revoir France&#8230;.. goodbye until we meet again.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180617_145558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3129\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180617_145558-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180617_145558-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180617_145558-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/00002IMG_00002_BURST20180607145146.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3131\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/00002IMG_00002_BURST20180607145146-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/00002IMG_00002_BURST20180607145146-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/00002IMG_00002_BURST20180607145146-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_093416.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3132\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_093416-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_093416-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_093416-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180601_133736.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3133\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180601_133736-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180601_133736-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180601_133736-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180601_120316.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3134\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180601_120316-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180601_120316-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180601_120316-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/00002IMG_00002_BURST20180531155133_COVER.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3135\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/00002IMG_00002_BURST20180531155133_COVER-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/00002IMG_00002_BURST20180531155133_COVER-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/00002IMG_00002_BURST20180531155133_COVER-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_142458.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3138\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_142458-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_142458-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180606_142458-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180531_155835-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3139\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180531_155835-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180531_155835-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180531_155835-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180531_155835-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180529_130743.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3137\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180529_130743-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180529_130743-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180529_130743-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_20180529_130743-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How I have loved the varied and often poignant crosses that are found all over France. Protection for homes, farming fields, the entrance way to villages, schools and of course the village church. Oh&#8230; I nearly forgot the crosses in the beautiful, if somewhat stark, graveyards I have wandered on my own. (Mal does not &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/?p=3128\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The French Cross<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2018-france-trip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3128"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3149,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3128\/revisions\/3149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}