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CaliforniaPeggy

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39. Wow, my dear Mousetoescamper! Gorgeous, breathtaking, amazing, etc etc etc!

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Sun Mar 30, 2025, 12:14 PM

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I've never heard of them before. I don't think they would work here; it's too warm.

How lucky you are to have them there and in such numbers!

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