Trees Quote by Lauren Groff

“My Templeton is to Cooperstown as a shadow is to the tree that spawned it; an outline that takes texture from the ground it falls on.” quote by Lauren Groff — Download Open image

““My Templeton is to Cooperstown as a shadow is to the tree that spawned it; an outline that takes texture from the ground it falls on.””

Lauren Groff

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