3:00 snapshot #1198, #1199, #1200
- Feb. 15th, 2013 at 7:11 PM
My friend Kathy manages the zoo gift shop.
White pines loom over the back of the facilities building.
The view out my office window is a little more interesting thanks to the snowstorm.
- Current Music:Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
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- zines
- zne
- zombies
- zookeepers
- zoos
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