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09.10.2005

Solar Butterfly v1.0 Installed

Green Jeans, my de facto garden art gallery has for a decade requested new and innovative insect sculptures and various metal landscape art. Here is the latest.

Atop Green Jeans in Mill Valley joining the Praying Mantis.

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