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February 2, 2020 by Dave Bonta

A fresh half-inch of snow: the pleasantly arrhythmic dripping of meltwater on the porch roof. Three Vs of geese go fluting overhead.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags Canada geese, snow
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