Dusk, near the Mount Hope auction

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A stone’s throw from the Mt. Hope auction house.

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    1. Natalya (talj)
      June 16, 2007 at 12:38 pm

      What a lovely, peaceful image!

      Thank you for adding me to your links and for your comments about my blog.

      Also thank you for giving me the opportunity to see a way of life and culture that I would otherwise never get to experience. I find myself checking here often to see if you have posted again!

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