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April 3, 2009 by Dave Bonta

A warm east wind. Curtains of rain on the almost-open buds of red maple, pussy willow, daffodils, and lilac leaves like green bishop’s hats.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags daffodils, lilac, pussy willow
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