Farewell, Summer 2009

Happy Equinox

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September 22, 2009

Today is the autumn equinox. Fall begins tonight, so: Goodbye, summer 2009. The photo: Brooklyn, September, 2009. By Michel Setboun, used with his kind permission.

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