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My musings about whatever.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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8 comments:
LOL!
Not a good hair day, huh?
Interesting idea... I was thinking about doing the same!
loved the shot of a leaf on wooden floor :)
Ferd,
haha! He never has a good hair day! He is frizz central! :)
Dawn,
It was actually very therapeutic! :)
Thanks Bindi! :)
Ani,
Thanks--That's my favorite too! It's my wall paper. :)
How did I miss this!? Glorious pictures!!
Thanks so much Kimmy! :)
Nice shot of the leaf. Doggie looks like he won't be able to see what's in front of him - cutie pic!
Thanks Roshan! Yeah, he has so much hair he can never see, but he always manages to get where he needs to go. LOL!
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