{"id":1618,"date":"2023-08-14T15:49:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=1618"},"modified":"2023-08-14T15:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:49:12","slug":"shelf-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/14\/shelf-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelf Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"1619\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/14\/shelf-life\/img_5509\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5509-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Shelf Life\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Stained glass window light showcases small trinkets&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Small trinkets fill a window sill.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5509-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5509.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1619\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5509-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5509-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5509-scaled.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5509-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5509-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5509-scaled.jpg?resize=72%2C96&amp;ssl=1 72w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5509-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Holly\u2019s house, there is never a shortage of goodies to photograph. 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