{"id":32448,"date":"2026-02-08T19:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=32448"},"modified":"2026-02-08T19:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:41:00","slug":"apple-with-a-flag-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=32448","title":{"rendered":"Apple with a Flag on Top&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Court-Painter-Separatist-gift.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Court-Painter-Separatist-gift.jpg 1000w, 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