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Dew Drops, Deer, and a Four-leaf Clover

Dew Drops, Deer, and a Four-leaf Clover

An Eclipse Recap and Seeing More than Before

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Melissa A. Rosati
Apr 14, 2024
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Living in New York City for over twenty years, I’ve almost forgotten the smell, taste, and feel of darkness. Where I grew up in Ohio’s Amish country, darkness took on seasonal aromas: honeysuckle in the spring, fresh manure in the summer, wet leaves in the fall, and woodsmoke rising from fireplace chimneys in the winter. Warm, hot, cool, or cold, the ve…

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