{"id":1982,"date":"2025-07-01T00:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T00:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=1982"},"modified":"2025-07-01T00:17:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T00:17:24","slug":"capturing-the-serenity-of-puget-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/capturing-the-serenity-of-puget-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Capturing the Serenity of Puget Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"566\" data-attachment-id=\"1983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/capturing-the-serenity-of-puget-sound\/summer-sitka-cruise-in-canada-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DPG620-1.jpg?fit=1080%2C796&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,796\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Deck with a View\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Boats sit in the still evening along the shores of Puget Sound in Washintgon State&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Still evening over an anchorage in the Puget Sound of Washington&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DPG620-1.jpg?fit=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DPG620-1.jpg?resize=768%2C566&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1983\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DPG620-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C755&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DPG620-1.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DPG620-1.jpg?resize=150%2C111&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DPG620-1.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DPG620-1.jpg?resize=130%2C96&amp;ssl=1 130w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DPG620-1.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though I no longer have a boat of my own in the Pacific Northwest, my bond with the water and Puget Sound remains as steady as ever. 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