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May 2, 2022 by Dave Bonta

Sun through thinning fog—prismatic beads of water twinkling from every twig like the souls of dead leaves. It feels almost masochistic to turn my eyes to my book.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags fog, sunrise
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