{"id":1583,"date":"2023-05-25T17:16:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T17:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2023-05-25T17:16:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T17:16:42","slug":"beach-ballet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/25\/beach-ballet\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Ballet"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"1584\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/25\/beach-ballet\/coleman-in-santa-barbara_2023\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0269.jpg?fit=1080%2C810&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Beach Ballet of Surfers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Surfboards and surfers in backlight as the sun sets on the west coast of California.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Local surfers head out for an evening session with the setting sun leadig the way&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0269.jpg?fit=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0269.jpg?resize=768%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1584\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0269.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0269.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0269.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0269.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0269.jpg?resize=128%2C96&amp;ssl=1 128w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0269.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With summer just around the corner, it\u2019s time to head back along the coast this week to the Pacific Northwest. It\u2019s a drive I never really grow tired of no matter the time of year as this is some of the country\u2019s most beautiful scenery between Southern California and the Puget Sound.<br><br>During one of the many breaks we took from driving, I found this beach ballet playing out between a group of local surfers as they headed out for an end-of-the-day session. 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