{"id":1973,"date":"2025-06-26T18:36:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T18:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=1973"},"modified":"2025-06-22T18:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T18:39:48","slug":"shell-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/shell-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"877\" data-attachment-id=\"1974\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/shell-game\/moa_viet-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DPG_5_21_0439.jpg?fit=946%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"946,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Shell Game\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sea shells cast a long shadow on a kitchen table&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Three sea shells in shadow on a table&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DPG_5_21_0439.jpg?fit=768%2C877&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DPG_5_21_0439.jpg?resize=768%2C877&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1974\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DPG_5_21_0439.jpg?resize=897%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 897w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DPG_5_21_0439.jpg?resize=263%2C300&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DPG_5_21_0439.jpg?resize=131%2C150&amp;ssl=1 131w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DPG_5_21_0439.jpg?resize=768%2C877&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DPG_5_21_0439.jpg?resize=84%2C96&amp;ssl=1 84w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DPG_5_21_0439.jpg?w=946&amp;ssl=1 946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today I was searching for coiled forms\u2014 Not those shaped by human hands, but those born in the quiet intelligence of nature. 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