{"id":468,"date":"2003-12-07T22:57:59","date_gmt":"2003-12-08T06:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jack.orangephotography.com\/?p=468"},"modified":"2003-12-07T22:57:59","modified_gmt":"2003-12-08T06:57:59","slug":"back-from-the-void","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jack.orangephotography.com\/?p=468","title":{"rendered":"back from the void"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>it was a bad start to a retreat when we got a ticket going up to the joint. and when we got there at 8pm and had some dinner at resort&#8217;s restuarnt, we knew it was going to be a long painful week. in other words, the conditions weren&#8217;t auspices at all for a fruitful retreat from the maddness in our minds. i guess i could point out all the reaons why i didn&#8217;t meet my expectation but i know better to over analyze farming scenarios like these. although the weeds weren&#8217;t pluck as much as my previous outings, the experience was still a deepening of the path. ironically, the path means confusion.<\/p>\n<p>these photos are as scattered as the monkey mind. meaning nothing but distraction.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CRW_2532.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jack.orangephotography.com\/images\/CRW_2532.jpg?resize=300%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n_2nd class acommadations with first class attitude<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CRW_2505.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jack.orangephotography.com\/images\/CRW_2505.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n_some say clear lake is beautiful, others said it was dirty.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CRW_2525.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jack.orangephotography.com\/images\/CRW_2525.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n_winter pool<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" 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