{"id":16436,"date":"2016-08-20T17:39:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T16:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/?p=16436"},"modified":"2016-08-20T17:39:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T16:39:19","slug":"awesome-august-appenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2016\/awesome-august-appenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Awesome August &#8216;Appenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sitting in Dock Cafe on a rainy Saturday afternoon with the buzz of life and laughter all around me. \u00a0Families are playing board games, soaked tourists are slowly evaporating, old friends are catching up and new friendships are being forged. \u00a0Talk about a sight that&#8217;s good for the soul!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/179573869?title=0&amp;byline=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So I thought I&#8217;d grab the chance to pop a few pictures online &#8211; and <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bih7o3BIgAA4kzr.jpg-large.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2014\/docktqchris-12th-march-2014-129-pm\/bih7o3bigaa4kzr-jpg-large\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bih7o3BIgAA4kzr.jpg-large.jpeg?fit=1024%2C739&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,739\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bih7o3BIgAA4kzr.jpg-large\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bih7o3BIgAA4kzr.jpg-large.jpeg?fit=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bih7o3BIgAA4kzr.jpg-large.jpeg?fit=940%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7553\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bih7o3BIgAA4kzr.jpg-large-160x160.jpeg?resize=160%2C160\" alt=\"Bih7o3BIgAA4kzr.jpg-large\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bih7o3BIgAA4kzr.jpg-large.jpeg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bih7o3BIgAA4kzr.jpg-large.jpeg?zoom=2&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Bih7o3BIgAA4kzr.jpg-large.jpeg?zoom=3&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>first of all (and very belatedly) to post news of our Dock WEDDING! If you frequented Dock Cafe in the early days, you will never ever forget our Little Boss, Tegan, who ran the show with an iron fist (seriously, you didn&#8217;t want to mess with her) as Dock Cafe began, grew, expanded and blossomed beyond our wildest dreams.<\/p>\n<p>She has now met the man of her dreams and tied the knot and so, with all our love, CONGRATULATIONS TEGAN &amp; SIMON!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6247.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2016\/awesome-august-appenings\/img_6247\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6247.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6247\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6247.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6247.jpg?fit=940%2C627&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6247.jpg?resize=940%2C627\" alt=\"IMG_6247\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6247.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6247.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6247.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of faces from the past, we&#8217;re truly delighted to be <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-20-at-17.22.36.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2016\/awesome-august-appenings\/screen-shot-2016-08-20-at-17-22-36\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-20-at-17.22.36.png?fit=950%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"950,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2016-08-20 at 17.22.36\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-20-at-17.22.36.png?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-20-at-17.22.36.png?fit=940%2C527&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-16439\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-20-at-17.22.36-160x160.png?resize=160%2C160\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-08-20 at 17.22.36\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-20-at-17.22.36.png?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-20-at-17.22.36.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-08-20-at-17.22.36.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>welcoming David Gavaghan as the guest speaker of our next Sunday Night service (Sun 4th Sept at 6pm at the cafe) &#8211; David was at the helm of TQ Ltd during those crazy early days of Dock Cafe (the pic shows that awesome moment when he signed the Meanwhile Lease for Dock Cafe and the adventure began!) \u00a0He&#8217;ll be sharing his vision for the future of Belfast city and I know it will be inspirational. \u00a0Put it in the diary now!<\/p>\n<p>One aspect of Belfast life that still takes some getting used to (for those of us who remember the grey old days) is the amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-23.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2016\/awesome-august-appenings\/fullsizerender-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-23.jpg?fit=530%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"530,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1471711148&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FullSizeRender-23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-23.jpg?fit=248%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-23.jpg?fit=530%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-16443\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-23-160x160.jpg?resize=160%2C160\" alt=\"FullSizeRender-23\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-23.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-23.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-23.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>visitors from all over the world who are now visiting the city. \u00a0Dock Cafe is a hubbub of different languages, nationalities &amp; cultures throughout the Summer months &#8211; so Clemence hit on the idea of putting up a big map where customers can all mark the place they call home. \u00a0It&#8217;s only been up a week or so and we already have push-pins scattered all across the globe!<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"940\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.the-dock.org\\\/blog\\\/2016\\\/awesome-august-appenings\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:41078642}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 940px; height: 471px;\" data-original-width=\"940\" data-original-height=\"471\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 627px; height: 471px;\" data-original-width=\"627\" data-original-height=\"471\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2016\/awesome-august-appenings\/img_6529\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"623\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"467\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16441\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6529.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1471713963&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6529\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6529.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6529.jpg?fit=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6529.jpg?w=623&#038;h=467&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6529.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6529.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"623\" height=\"467\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"623\" data-original-height=\"467\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_6529\" alt=\"IMG_6529\" style=\"width: 623px; 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height: 350px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 470px; height: 354px;\" data-original-width=\"470\" data-original-height=\"354\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2016\/awesome-august-appenings\/img_6450\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"466\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"350\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16444\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6450.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1471524277&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6450\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6450.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6450.jpg?fit=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6450.jpg?w=466&#038;h=350&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6450.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6450.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"466\" height=\"350\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"466\" data-original-height=\"350\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_6450\" alt=\"IMG_6450\" style=\"width: 466px; height: 350px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>And closer to home &#8211; Dock Market is BACK baby! and showcasing the very best home-grown talent. \u00a0 The boundless creativity and skill \u00a0of our Marketeers never ceases to amaze me &#8211; and if you check out the new &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/dockiedirectory.wordpress.com\">Dockie Directory<\/a>&#8216;, you can start to read some of the stories of the faces behind the stalls &#8211; it&#8217;s really inspiring to find out how they each realised they had a unique talent and got started with their bespoke businesses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"940\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.the-dock.org\\\/blog\\\/2016\\\/awesome-august-appenings\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:41078642}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 940px; height: 631px;\" data-original-width=\"940\" data-original-height=\"631\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 631px; height: 631px;\" data-original-width=\"631\" data-original-height=\"631\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2016\/awesome-august-appenings\/img_6497\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"627\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"627\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16449\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6497.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6497\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6497.jpg?fit=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6497.jpg?fit=940%2C940&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6497.jpg?w=627&#038;h=627&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6497.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6497.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6497.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6497.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" width=\"627\" height=\"627\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"627\" data-original-height=\"627\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_6497\" alt=\"IMG_6497\" style=\"width: 627px; height: 627px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 309px; height: 631px;\" data-original-width=\"309\" data-original-height=\"631\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2016\/awesome-august-appenings\/img_6501\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"305\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"302\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16450\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6501.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,950\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6501\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6501.jpg?fit=300%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6501.jpg?fit=940%2C930&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6501.jpg?w=305&#038;h=302&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6501.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6501.jpg?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6501.jpg?resize=768%2C760&amp;ssl=1 768w\" width=\"305\" height=\"302\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"305\" data-original-height=\"302\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_6501\" alt=\"IMG_6501\" style=\"width: 305px; 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height: 321px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 940px; height: 337px;\" data-original-width=\"940\" data-original-height=\"337\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 605px; height: 337px;\" data-original-width=\"605\" data-original-height=\"337\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2016\/awesome-august-appenings\/img_6496\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"601\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"333\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"16448\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6496.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"917,509\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6496\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6496.jpg?fit=300%2C167&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6496.jpg?fit=917%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6496.jpg?w=601&#038;h=333&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6496.jpg?w=917&amp;ssl=1 917w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6496.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6496.jpg?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_6496.jpg?resize=672%2C372&amp;ssl=1 672w\" width=\"601\" height=\"333\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"601\" data-original-height=\"333\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_6496\" alt=\"IMG_6496\" style=\"width: 601px; 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