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Aug 13, 2021Liked by Colleen Riley

After the storm: dead ash trees on the roads, new air, and steel colored waves.

Seeing old school friends at the beach: from 20 yards I recognized Pilar’s smile, though it had been 20 years.

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We found a baby snapping turtle and returned it to Tucker Lake.

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After dinner we got ice cream cones at Laker Shakes.

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Driving home we saw five deer and two sandhill cranes.

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I love goldfinch! I saw one this morning at Morton arboretum and it made my morning so I especially loved your poem today.

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