{"id":368,"date":"2026-09-19T16:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracielavizcaino.com\/?page_id=368"},"modified":"2026-10-04T17:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:37:13","slug":"the-forty-fourth-sunset","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gracielavizcaino.com\/?page_id=368","title":{"rendered":"The Forty-Fourth Sunset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acbf59c5d15d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acbf59c5d15d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1271\" height=\"1280\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/gracielavizcaino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Forty-Fourth-Sunset.jpg\" alt=\"A child swings from a twisted bristlecone pine growing on a small floating planet beneath a sunset.\" class=\"wp-image-370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracielavizcaino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Forty-Fourth-Sunset.jpg 1271w, https:\/\/gracielavizcaino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Forty-Fourth-Sunset-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/gracielavizcaino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Forty-Fourth-Sunset-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/gracielavizcaino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Forty-Fourth-Sunset-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gracielavizcaino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Forty-Fourth-Sunset-768x773.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1271px) 100vw, 1271px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22 \u00d7 22 in. 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