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Dinner for the kids Bringin' home the bacon at Hart Park, Michael Duncan and I caught the action with this hungry parent stalking and capturing a gopher.
What’s on your dashboard? Dashboard clock in a 55/56 Chevy street rod at the Calvary Bible Church car show. A really beautiful car. PHOTO BY ALLEN HUMPHREY
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