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I heart Armenia

September 3, 2014 by Beth Shepherd

When summer turns to fall, my heart longs for Armenia. I made four trips to Armenia in the fall, and when the air begins to feel crisp and leaves on the trees trim their edges with gold and red, I reminisce: Vines laden with ripe grapes drape trellises outside people’s homes, hills are dry and brown and the mountains feel moodier as clouds start to enshroud their peaks.

As I looked through photographs I took during our visits, pictures with hearts stood out. Here are a few.

Chidlren waving flags

Yerevan Armenia

Heart graffiti Armenia

fruit leather for sale in Armenia

The heart of Republic Square in Yerevan Armenia

Armenian peach pit bowl

heart vernissage yereven armenia

Heart grill on window in Poloz Muckuch in Gyumri

Angel heart at Echmiadzin Armenia

Armenian gorge

Take the road less traveled, Beth

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