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Photo of the Day: Finding Beauty

September 5, 2018 • 
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Nooga.com reader (and amazing artist) Jaime Barks tagged #NoogaPOTD with this photo near the Walnut Street Bridge. In the caption, she quotes Mary Oliver:

Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.

Follow her on Instagram here. And check out her artwork here. Want your photo to be featured on Nooga.com as a Photo of the Day? Submit it to photos for consideration. You can also use the tag #noogaPOTD when sharing images on Instagram.

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