{"id":651975,"date":"2024-11-30T22:49:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=651975"},"modified":"2024-11-30T22:50:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T03:50:35","slug":"i-saw-a-fork-in-the-road-and-i-went-straight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/30\/i-saw-a-fork-in-the-road-and-i-went-straight\/","title":{"rendered":"I saw a fork in the road and I went straight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"651978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/30\/i-saw-a-fork-in-the-road-and-i-went-straight\/img_3105-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3105-1.png?fit=882%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"882,1280\" 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