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October 19, 2024 by Dave Bonta

In the frosty stillness, I watch moonlight disappear into dawnlight. Half an hour before sunrise, an acorn falls with a thud and all the sparrows begin twittering.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags dawn, frost, moon, song sparrow, white-throated sparrow
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