I Sat Under a Cherry Blossom Tree (via The Farm, The Sea and The Big City)

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And got lost in the profusion. Which I almost missed, but not quite. That this abundance comes straight out of the barrenness of winter is the wonder of it.  The blossoms do not slowly come out, one by one, like flowers from the ground.  No, it is cluster upon cluster of blooms perched heavily or hanging languidly off the branches.  All at once.  The white ones so like pure snow.  An umbrella of white beneath blue skies.  Breathtaking and joyful, … Read More

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