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Company Gardens Pixie
Click to show full screen. The last few days in Cape Town were pretty hectic, as always, and we returned 5 days before Christmas into several (solvable) crises, so I have been unable to publish the last couple of week’s shots until now. This and the next 5 days or so will all be street/park…
Four trees in black and white
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