Erika Burkhalter
Sep 7, 2018 · 1 min read

I live in Orange County, CA, and when I first moved here 29 years ago, the orange groves thrived in the hills behind us. We used to ride our bikes up to the groves when they were blooming, just because of the smell of the orange blossoms. But, they are mostly gone now too.

    Erika Burkhalter

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    Yogi, cat-mom, photographer, lover of travel and nature, spreading amazement for Mother Earth, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MA Yoga, MS Neuropsychology)

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