{"id":2107,"date":"2026-06-09T17:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2026-06-07T17:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:10:34","slug":"capital-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/capital-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"2108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/capital-lake\/infared_ir_olympia-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DPG_2025.jpg?fit=710%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"710,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Capital Lake\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;WInter fades on Capital Lake in Olympia WA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Infared photo aropund the lake in Olympia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DPG_2025.jpg?fit=673%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DPG_2025.jpg?resize=673%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2108\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DPG_2025.jpg?resize=673%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 673w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DPG_2025.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DPG_2025.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DPG_2025.jpg?resize=63%2C96&amp;ssl=1 63w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DPG_2025.jpg?w=710&amp;ssl=1 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With remnants of fall still clinging to a few branches, a warm spring afternoon was an open invitation. 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