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OLD FRIEND

OLD FRIEND

Paul Simon wrote: "Can you imagine us
Years from today,
Sharing a park bench quietly?
How terribly strange
To be seventy.
Old...
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Paul Simon wrote: "Can you imagine us
Years from today,
Sharing a park bench quietly?
How terribly strange
To be seventy.
Old friends,
Memory brushes the same years,
Silently sharing the same fear..."
My old friend just turned 12, I am 70; we both enjoy a park bench.

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NIKON D80

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Aperture f/11 ISO 400 Shutter 10/5000 Focal Length 180/10

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Apr, 2016

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Beautiful Friend in deed. And you both deserve a quite park bench to sit and reflect.

Beautiful dog ! Dogs are the best BFF you will ever have. I miss my Sadie girl.

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There is Max. What A Handsome Boy.

ELLEN: thank you! You know, I still miss him and think of him every day. Drop me an email and let me know how you are.

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Still My All Time Favorite Shot. Such A Handsome Boy

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