{"id":1633,"date":"2024-11-30T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardwang.ca\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:13:31","slug":"the-sentinels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richardwang.ca\/?p=1633","title":{"rendered":"The sentinels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3035-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3035-3.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3035-3.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3035-3.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3035-3.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3035-3.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3035-3.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"4000\" data-id=\"1635\" data-link=\"https:\/\/richardwang.ca\/?attachment_id=1635\" data-url=\"https:\/\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3035-3.jpg\" data-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3035-3.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3031-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3031-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3031-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3031-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3031-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3031-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3031-2.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"4000\" data-id=\"1634\" data-link=\"https:\/\/richardwang.ca\/?attachment_id=1634\" data-url=\"https:\/\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3031-2.jpg\" data-width=\"6000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richardwang.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3031-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The snow weighed down the branches of the pines to turn them into sentinels, standing stiffly at attention, guarding the sacred stillness of the morning. 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