Only the lazy, probably, do not take pictures of the autumn foliage, this last smile of the year. No achievements of civilization are comparable to simple nature.


—... maybe autumn is to blame for everything; I feel it stronger than you. In the fall, pacts are torn and everything becomes invalid. And a man wants ... Yes, what does he want?

- Love.

Erich Maria Remarque

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