Exhaustion.

July 11, 2011 by keirartworks 1 Comment

I wanna be this guy.

found scrambling across the Leith bridge, July 2nd, by 2 cyclists

sorry, I think this one's blurry

He got safely to the other side.

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Author: keirartworks

Artist, Musician, Writer, Teacher. Mum to an incredible person, friend to many, Incredibles. Gardener. Thinker. Collaborator. K

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