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alt="photo: goldenrod flower with bee" title="goldenrod flower with bee">
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alt="photo: fern" title="fern">
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alt="photo: blue jay feather" title="blue jay feather">
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alt="photo: cicada skeleton" title="cicada skeleton">
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alt="photo: fallen chokecherry leaf" title="fallen chokecherry leaf">
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alt="photo: hiding toad" title="hiding toad">
A cool morning under a warm blanket as the day floats in through
the window.
I tried to capture in pictures the end of the long, dry summer we’ve
had – dried-up husks, seed pods and leaves that seem to be burning from
within. But still, for all of their stress, they are beautiful.
