{"id":27998,"date":"2019-10-26T03:25:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T07:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=27998"},"modified":"2019-10-25T13:33:16","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T17:33:16","slug":"locked-in-portabello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/locked-in-portabello\/","title":{"rendered":"Locked in Portabello."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Years ago I lived a few blocks from the Grand Canal in Portabello, Dublin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In more than five years there, I never once saw a boat traverse the locks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2669\" data-attachment-id=\"28000\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/locked-in-portabello\/boat_in_the_lock_grand_canal_portabello_dublin_p1150784\/\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Boat_in_the_lock_Grand_Canal_Portabello_Dublin_P1150808.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Boat_in_the_lock_Grand_Canal_Portabello_Dublin_P1150808.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Boat_in_the_lock_Grand_Canal_Portabello_Dublin_P1150808.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month during a walk along the old canal with some friends, I watched a floating restaurant navigate one of the locks, which made for some 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;century entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I exposed these views using my Lumix LX7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"28002\" 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