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December 7, 2011 by Dave Bonta

Rain. I’m mesmerized by the driveway puddles, how rings of ripples form and overlap, each raindrop magnified at the point of termination.

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  1. Albert B. Casuga
    December 7, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    “Looking At Rain”, is posted in http://ambitsgambit.blogspot.com/2011/12/looking-at-rain.html

  2. Pingback: Night Rain | Via Negativa
  3. Libby
    December 8, 2011 at 6:58 am

    Meditation moment.

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