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Friday April 03, 2009

Dave Bonta April 3, 2009

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.

Posted in Plummer's Hollow
Tagged daffodils, lilac, pussy willow
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