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By swallowedbystreetlights PLATINUM
Arlington, Virginia
The big oak in the backyard waves hello. Each summer all the nieces and nephews pull off the bark to caress its tortured edges. Every winter we trim it down, ashamed of its reb...
Arlington, Virginia
The big oak in the backyard waves hello. Each summer all the nieces and nephews pull off the bark to caress its tortured edges. Every winter we trim it down, ashamed of its reb...