{"id":9850,"date":"2014-03-30T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=9850"},"modified":"2014-03-27T16:27:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T05:27:28","slug":"forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/forest\/","title":{"rendered":"in the forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chain-link-fence-forest-dylan.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"chain-link-fence-forest-dylan\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chain-link-fence-forest-dylan.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chain-link-fence-forest-dylan.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chain-link-fence-forest-dylan.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright OVR\">\n<h1><a class=\"white\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/forest\">[mm-insert-title]<\/a><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"white\">Lake Tahoe, California<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/log-cabin.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"log-cabin\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/log-cabin.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/log-cabin.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/log-cabin.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pinecone-forest-floor.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"pinecone-forest-floor\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pinecone-forest-floor.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pinecone-forest-floor.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pinecone-forest-floor.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"alignleft OVR\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<fancyletter class=\"orange\">A<\/fancyletter> long train trip behind us and an even longer one stretching into our future, a few days at a mountain lake paradise were called for. Sitting on a rock in the sun my cold began to slowly fade, scent of pine needles a Christmasy cure-all.<\/p>\n<p>Rejuvenated, I wandered in that magical light that only cones to a forest at dusk. Objects spotlighted by an unseen director: a pinecone on a rotten stump, a twisted branch on the forest floor, moss in a bubbling brook. Long deep breaths.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"alignleft\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadows-dappled-sunlight-fallen-trees.jpg?resize=441%2C661\" alt=\"shadows-dappled-sunlight-fallen-trees\" width=\"441\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadows-dappled-sunlight-fallen-trees.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadows-dappled-sunlight-fallen-trees.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alignright\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/footbridge.jpg?resize=441%2C661\" alt=\"footbridge\" width=\"441\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/footbridge.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/footbridge.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tree-shadow-glade.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"tree-shadow-glade\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tree-shadow-glade.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tree-shadow-glade.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tree-shadow-glade.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/river-red-plants.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"river-red-plants\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/river-red-plants.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/river-red-plants.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/river-red-plants.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rivers-edge-lake-tahoe.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"rivers-edge-lake-tahoe\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rivers-edge-lake-tahoe.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rivers-edge-lake-tahoe.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/rivers-edge-lake-tahoe.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dylan-wandering-forest.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"dylan-wandering-forest\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dylan-wandering-forest.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dylan-wandering-forest.jpg?resize=441%2C293&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/dylan-wandering-forest.jpg?resize=624%2C415&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cut-sawn-branches.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"cut-sawn-branches\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cut-sawn-branches.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cut-sawn-branches.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/cut-sawn-branches.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"alignleft\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twisted-bark-old-tree.jpg?resize=441%2C661\" alt=\"twisted-bark-old-tree\" width=\"441\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twisted-bark-old-tree.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twisted-bark-old-tree.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alignright\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/bare-evergreen-trees-pine-fir.jpg?resize=441%2C661\" alt=\"bare-evergreen-trees-pine-fir\" width=\"441\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/bare-evergreen-trees-pine-fir.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/bare-evergreen-trees-pine-fir.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"alignleft\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/timber-log-fences-zig-zag.jpg?resize=440%2C661\" alt=\"timber-log-fences-zig-zag\" width=\"440\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/timber-log-fences-zig-zag.jpg?w=440&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/timber-log-fences-zig-zag.jpg?resize=399%2C600&amp;ssl=1 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alignright\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sunlit-tree.jpg?resize=441%2C661\" alt=\"sunlit-tree\" width=\"441\" height=\"661\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sunlit-tree.jpg?w=441&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sunlit-tree.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sunlight-pinecone.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"sunlight-pinecone\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sunlight-pinecone.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sunlight-pinecone.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sunlight-pinecone.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/conifer-leaves.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"conifer-leaves\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/conifer-leaves.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/conifer-leaves.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/conifer-leaves.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/snow-forest.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"snow-forest\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/snow-forest.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/snow-forest.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/snow-forest.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/stumps-clearing-forest.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"stumps-clearing-forest\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/stumps-clearing-forest.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/stumps-clearing-forest.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/stumps-clearing-forest.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadowy-forest-dusk.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"shadowy-forest-dusk\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadowy-forest-dusk.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadowy-forest-dusk.jpg?resize=675%2C450&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadowy-forest-dusk.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadowy-forest-dusk.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shadowy-forest-dusk.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slotted-timber-log-fence-detail.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"slotted-timber-log-fence-detail\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slotted-timber-log-fence-detail.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slotted-timber-log-fence-detail.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/slotted-timber-log-fence-detail.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XRQcUV9CevU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tree-stump-pinecone-sunlight.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"tree-stump-pinecone-sunlight\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tree-stump-pinecone-sunlight.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tree-stump-pinecone-sunlight.jpg?resize=441%2C294&amp;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/tree-stump-pinecone-sunlight.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"alignleft\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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