{"id":1315,"date":"2009-06-19T20:15:26","date_gmt":"2009-06-19T20:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2010-07-24T15:06:11","modified_gmt":"2010-07-24T20:06:11","slug":"every-other-wednesdays-for-sophia-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/?p=1315","title":{"rendered":"Every other Wednesday&#8217;s for Sophia and me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This past Wednesday Sophia and I walked down to Doctor&#8217;s park beach on the western shore of Lake Michigan. Why do we all love to look for and pickup water-smoothed rocks and stones? What makes throwing stones into water so enjoyable? I understand the challenge of skipping; but the kids seem extraordinarily happy with a throw and kerplop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(click images for larger view)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004878.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1317\" title=\"l1004878\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004878-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004878-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004878-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004878.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004880.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1318\" title=\"l1004880\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004880-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004880-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004880.jpg 888w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1321 aligncenter\" title=\"l1004881\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004881-300x144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004881-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004881.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004882.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1322\" title=\"l1004882\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004882-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004882-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004882.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004885.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1323\" title=\"l1004885\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004885-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004885-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004885.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004887.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1324\" title=\"l1004887\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004887-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004887-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004887-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/l1004887.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Wednesday Sophia and I walked down to Doctor&#8217;s park beach on the western shore of Lake Michigan. 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