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March 7, 2017 by Dave Bonta

A flock of Canada geese somewhere in the clouds like a ghost army led by rusty bugles. A speeding white car emerges from the fog.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags Canada geese, cars, fog
September 8, 2013 by Dave Bonta

The Japanese stiltgrass is beginning to redden from the stems out. My niece goes up and down the road in the car, learning to drive.

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December 12, 2011 by Dave Bonta

Gurgle of the stream in my left ear, titmice in my right. The crunch of gravel as my dad’s Honda pulls up, silvery blue as new ice.

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