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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Peace

This beautiful, young deer washed a sense of calm over me at the end of a long and challenging work day. The innocence of this moment, in the midst of our current global pandemic, domestic turmoil, and my own burdens brought me to tears. So grateful I was able to capture and preserve it. Date: August 18, 2020, Evening Location: Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park in Creve Coeur, Missouri

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Date Taken: 08.2020
Date Uploaded: 09.2020
Photo Location: Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States of America
Copyright: © Linda Karins