{"id":19917,"date":"2025-05-22T07:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=19917"},"modified":"2025-05-12T14:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T21:16:53","slug":"randomness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=19917","title":{"rendered":"Randomness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2960-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" data-attachment-id=\"19907\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=19907\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2960-2.jpeg?fit=1125%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1125,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1744710411&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15.659999847383&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0007168458781362&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2960 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2960-2.jpeg?fit=700%2C933&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2960-2.jpeg?resize=700%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19907\" style=\"width:405px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2960-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2960-2.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_2960-2.jpeg?w=1125&amp;ssl=1 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cDecline occurs randomly.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Saguaro Cacti started blooming early this year. This photo of the first bloom I saw in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve was taken on April 15. Usually the bloom is about May 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like old cars, humans fall apart randomly. Some outlive their brains. Some have body parts that fail. There are more types of cancer identified each year. It is random what will go wrong. Say a blessing every morning that you are still here and enjoy each day. 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