{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Vicky Gooden","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.vickygooden.com","author_name":"vickygooden","author_url":"https:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/index.php\/author\/vickygooden\/","title":"2017; The year of the...Squirrel? - Vicky Gooden","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"55m0MQP51e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/02\/2017-the-year-of-the-squirrel\/\">2017; The year of the&#8230;Squirrel?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/02\/2017-the-year-of-the-squirrel\/embed\/#?secret=55m0MQP51e\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;2017; The year of the&#8230;Squirrel?&#8221; &#8212; Vicky Gooden\" data-secret=\"55m0MQP51e\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vickygooden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NYC-Squirrel-crop.jpg?fit=1480%2C812&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":1480,"thumbnail_height":812,"description":"&nbsp; Well that may be a fib &#8211; first of the year, good start. BUT I am channeling squirrels for 2017. Why you ask? For my recent work Christmas do the theme was \u2018Christmas Party Animals\u2019 and after a quick browse on Etsy for animally attire I landed on a bushy grey squirrel tail and ear set &#8211; see here. And that was it, I was sold. I was going to be a good ol\u2019 mischevious Prosecco loving squirrel. The day after the party I witnessed a SQUIRREL MURDER outside my own front door. There was a screaming squirrel being chased and pounced on by the neighbourhood\u2019s most cunty of cats. I took this as my signal to become Vicky; Human protector and champion of all Squirrels henceforth. I then took a pre-Christmas trip to NYC (sure) and came face to face with a jet black squirrel (say what?) in Tomkins Square Park and on an afternoon rummage around the Macy\u2019s festive dept, noticed it was decked out with jerky tailed squirrel Christmas decorations. I rendered myself surrounded. No, chosen. With trepidation, I Googled \u2018squirrel symbolism\u2019 and there it was, right there on the internet for heavens sake;\u00a0adventure and fun. [&hellip;]"}