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June 21, 2023 by Dave Bonta

The sun rising through high-altitude murk isn’t much brighter than the goldfinches chattering in the treetops, less than three hours till the solstice.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags American goldfinch, clouds, solstice
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