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CRATAEGUS ROSEA!

On our way to the Coast, Summertime, the roads East were lined with blossoming hedges of Hawthorn, mostly white the branches were heavily cascading, it was like driving through a garden, very beautiful and peaceful, we mostly leave later, behind all the traffic, because we are after the 'later' light anyway... when most are going home...

We passed a few pink hawthorns and I could not resist bringing home this branch.

It suffered a bit, but once home I submerged it in water for a while, cut widely open the woody branch, put it in water and photographed it the next morning.

Now, the changed colour, just as beautiful in a totally different way.

Hope you like these more unusual little beauties,

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l'Éventail MAGIQUE.

Hot pink feathers, arranged as a fan.

So softly tactile.

Do you think they ere plucked off a pink chicken? LOLOLOL

And more with the red ribbon!

Have great time and thank youfor everything, M, (*_*)

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In mono, these colourful Parrot Tulips, took n a metal sheen, they look like made out of pewter.

Brings out their intricacies even more.

Hope you enjoy.

I wish you all a very good day and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and faves.

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Autumn... a few late wood strawberries plants, the new growth, a Rose petal tumbled on a rose leaf.

And the leaves of a wild Chestnut tree...

A palette for the beautiful season of colour!

Have a super day and thanks for your ever welcome comments and visit, M, (*_*)

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It is almost Mid Autumn, the trees are still dressed, the shops are gearing towards the sparkly season...

Some Autumn colours still around, fiery till the end!

The name "chrysanthemum" is derived from the Greek words chrysos (gold) and anthemon (flower)

Chrysanthemums, sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae.

They are native to Asia and northeastern Europe.

Most species originate from East Asia and the center of diversity is in China.

Chrysanthemums were first cultivated in China as a flowering herb as far back as the 15th century BC.

The flower was brought to the Western World in the 17th century.

There are about 40 valid species and countless horticultural varieties and cultivars.

For many years, chrysanthemum signifies praise and admiration.

A chrysanthemum is considered as a noble flower of the Chinese noble class.

The Japanese hold this flower as the symbol of the sun.

Wishing you a day full of good light and thank you for your visit, M, (*_*)

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Closely related to bok choi, this leafy green Chinese vegetable belongs to the cabbage family (though tastes nothing like cabbage!).

It has long green, slightly ribbed leaf stalks and soft oval green leaves.

The leaves and stems are best suited to brief stir-frying or steaming to retain their mild flavour.

Occasionally you may be able to find baby pak choi which can be cooked whole.

Great for a diet, because few calories!

I use it in stir-fries and soups.

I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and faves.

Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)

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Another EYE-TEASER?

This is the second last in this series and will hopefully reveal the answer.

It was in the Musee des Beaux Arts in Brussels, a room was built by an artist, Lucas Samaras’ Mirrored Room, the ceiling and floor plus two walls were mirrored, two walls had painted stripes and light-strips.

Not easy to photograph.

ART+VERTIGO= ARTIGO, tee hee, you really had the feeling of vertigo in this special piece of Art.

View the whole series? What's your favourite?

AAAHHH, puzzling images, eye-teasers...love'm, BRAVO to those who figured 'some' of it out? Lol, (~_*)

Take care, be safe!

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MAGIC CELLARIUM,

The Vaulted Cellarium is where stores of food were kept, because here they would stay cool, dry, and out of the sunlight.

I suddenly saw palm trees, lol?

In fact, it was one very large pantry.

If you walk beneath its arches at dusk on a summer evening, you’re more than likely to encounter one of the eight species of bat that have been reported around the Abbey.

The later it is, the better the light gets, another prime example here.

Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England.

Near Ripon in North Yorkshire.

Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years, until 1539, when Henry VIII ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

A MAGICAL place… so tranquil and peaceful

Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)

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My garden is a little wild, because I want it to be a haven, a paradise for creatures big and small.

From humans to birds and bees...

I must be a Buddhist a heart?

A week ago, I bought new roses, so, even more beauty coming!

Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)

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Who doesn't love these colourful blooms of Spring?

Some look almost like blousy roses.

So many shades! Even a green one!

Here, it is the great reveal, there is so much to see in flowers!

Hope this makes you smile again, have a great day and thank you for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

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I took this image for New Year, and although it is just the two of us on that night, our family living abroad and not a greatest time for travel... we still have a party!

Getting all dressed up... Paul in his tux.

Yes, a black tie event…LOLOLOL

We dance out the old year into the new, at home.

I photographed these Callas tied with a black silk cord, love the challenge of black on black....

Thank you for all your kind words, time, comments and faves. Very much appreciated.

M, (*_*)

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Hot pink Ranunculus.

Persian buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus) is a perennial plant that can grow to be a foot and a half tall.

The petals are often highly lustrous, some species are popular ornamental flowers in horticulture, with many cultivars selected for large and brightly coloured flowers.

What got me 'in' to 'flower-photography', was that I wanted to know more about lighting.

That was 30 years ago, flowers seemed the perfect subject matter, because of their different colours, shapes, textures, great variety and 'characters', I'd had many a garden, grown my own, so, I started out with an advantage, I knew about flowers...

I found a niche in the market, for almost 20 years now people have been 'raving' about them, asking me how I 'do' it?

There is NO magic formula, each flower is unique and treated as such!

I do NOT consider myself a 'flower-photographer' but a a photographer who knows how to use lighting well and with a great love for flowers...

Glad you enjoy them.

Thank you for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

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I started this Theme of 'facades' with Brugge and I end with it!

Of course I have my favourite places in Brugge, here you have a few!

Have a wonderful day and thank you for your visit, M, (*_*)

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more arrived, what a party this well be!!!

Almost ready!

Thank you very much for your time, visit, comments and awards..., M, (*_*)

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PLACES, where I find my PEACE...

The verticals, they stand straight and tall, the supports for Summer's roof of leaves.

I am used to solitude, silence, peace.

A change is nice, yet it can become too much.

Sometimes I crave silence.

So we are off to Damme, now I must tell you, when I revisit my beloved Flanders, I have not really been unless I have not spent time here, our favourite spot.

The Canals of West-Flanders, Oostkerke/Damme/Brugge...

A few miles from Brugge, you have the small town of Damme.

In the Middle-Ages, this used to be the harbour of Brugge, one of the wealthiest cities in the North.

Due to silt the North Sea is now about 25 miles out, but Damme retained it's reputation for good food and beer, wonderful old buildings full of the history of revolutionary Flanders.

Centuries later Napoleon saw the importance of the area and ordered a system of canals to be built.

I stood in the middle of one of the bridges, in Oostkerke, across those magnificent tree-lined canals.

A UNIQUE landscape that just goes on and on and on... A photographer's paradise!

Classified to the UNESCO Patrimonium.

Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)

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These 'fofolles' expressed exuberance, joy de vivre, plumes and glitzy glamour????? Haha...

Lavender Butterfly : In compact spikes, purple, topped by large bracts sterile highly decorative purple.

Take care, be safe!

Lead and enjoy a good life, do and say things that enrich... and do not forget to tell the people close to you, how much you love them!

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)

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So, after today, the 'commercial' focus on LOVE will be gone.

A new year of giving and taking in the more 'abstract' sense.

KEEP THE BALANCE, and ALL will be WELL!

LAST SERIES of my LOVE-SICK Tulips!

Have FUN, I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments, faves.

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There was a mini pointed cabbage (Hispi cabbage) in the shop…

A creative photographer came along and spotted it, picked it up, turned it around and around, looking at all the beautiful angles… could not resist, saw the potential… and bought it.

Eagerly took it home, into a dark studio, positioned it, switched on the lights, set it it all up beautifully and made a portrait of the mini-cabbage… RESULT! LOLOLOL

Then, cut into a delicious vegetable soup. THE END.

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In my garden..

Peony, like Vanilla, fantastic.

Still very plump bud, but starting to unfurl.

The Peony, so luscious and romantic, pure joy for all the senses.

The common thread is that the flower always denotes luxury and indulgence.

My favourite... Lol, thank you for your time and comments, M, (*_*)

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Bright colours on the ferry, in Zeebrugge, Belgium.

As the crows fly in Cornwall.

And a light in Bridlington, it just came one and was 'warming' up.

Have a glorious day and thank you, M, (*_*)

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The Acers are about the only trees that are changing colour, sadly we are too early or Autumn is late…

Still so much green around.

However when the sun catches some of the leaves it is a pure eye-feast!

Mostly in Kanazawa and Kyoto.

Have a super day, I know I will, and thanks for your comments, M, (*_*)

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So, some views from our room in Brugge, next to one of the most famous places and canals, and other places.

Visited by lovers and people from all over the world.

The capital of West-Flanders.

The city where I was born!

Have a wonderful day and thank you, M, (*_*)

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... For colder weather, stew, soup, sauces, anything hot to warm us.

MINI VEG, MAXI FOOD.

All mini vegetables, broccoli stems, tomatoes, chestnut mushroom, spring onions (no, not leeks), maize, carrot, a pepper and a mini courgette...

I do not photograph my food in the kitchen, but in the studio, under special conditions and set-up, but NO tricks.

Bon Appétit!

I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments, invites, faves and Awards.

Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)

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Meconopsis grandis, known as the blue poppy, is the national flower of Bhutan.

Blue poppies do not produce opium.

In the late spring of 1922, a British Himalayan expedition, led by legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory, discovered the plant on their failed attempt to reach the summit of the then-unconquered Mount Everest.

The flowers were introduced to much excitement at the Royal Horticultural Society's spring show of 1926. However, since they are difficult to grow, the species has become fabled over the decades.

Himalayan varieties have the reputation for being notoriously difficult to grow from seed, but when germinating new plants, using fresh seeds will help.

It comes as a surprise to many that poppies are available in shades of blue.

First a longish bud.

Then out of the husk. See how tightly the petals are still packed.

I’ll have to hurry, because once they start unfolding, there is NO stopping them!

Flowers from my garden...

Take care, be safe!

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Cascading gold, the petals of a Gerbera.

Gerbera is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family.

It was named in honour of the German naturalist Traugott Gerber.

It has approximately 30 species in the wild, extending to South America, Africa and tropical Asia.

Colours include white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The center of the flower is sometimes black.

It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip).

Hope this brings a bit of joy again rather than Angst which I see around me and in so many images, have a good day and thanks for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

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In Whitley Bay, on the third floor of a building, we could hear it bark each time we looked up, LOL

WE had been to the sad funeral of a young colleague of Paul, killed in Afghanistan.

For our soul we needed a walk on the promenade, in silence, tears from the wind(?) and the expanse of the North-sea and sky.

Thank you for your time and comments, M, (*_*)

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Cascading gold, the petals of a Gerbera.

Gerbera is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family. It was named in honour of the German naturalist Traugott Gerber.

It has approximately 30 species in the wild, extending to South America, Africa and tropical Asia.

Colours include white, yellow, orange, red, and pink.

The center of the flower is sometimes black.

It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip).

Hope this brings a bit of joy again rather than Angst which I see around me and in so many images, have a good day and thanks for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

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The world changes with frost or/and snow, you see things you did not know were there.

A silence envelops you, sound doesn't travel so well anymore, but the air is crisp, the cold fills your lungs and makes your eyes sparkle and cheeks blush.

AAAhhh I love the cold, right ! Lol.

Magda, (*_*)

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A member of the Asteraceae family of dicotyledonous plants, its garden relatives thus include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia.

There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants.

Dahlias are perennial plants with tuberous roots, though they are grown as annuals in some regions with cold winters.

Spaniards reported finding the plants growing in Mexico in 1525, but the earliest known description is by Francisco Hernández, physician to Philip II, who was ordered to visit Mexico in 1570 to study the "natural products of that country".

The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest.

They were used as a source of food by the indigenous peoples, and were both gathered in the wild and cultivated.

The Aztecs used them to treat epilepsy, and employed the long hollow stem of the (Dahlia imperialis) for water pipes.

I hope your day is filled with beauty, thank you for your comments, Magda, (*_*)

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The greens of May... the greens never more fresh, it had rained the day before...

And yellows, great patches of yellow Coal-flower fields.

May is treating us with THE BEST!!!

Well I think May is the sweetest month, everything so fresh, and the foliage not yet dense, so it lets through the gorgeous light!

Just a few of the images I came home with, a flavour of the opulence with which I was surrounded, what a feast for all the senses.

Have a glorious day and thank you, M, (*_*)

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Trees, leaves, blossoms, and so much more, each season with its own interesting beauty.

You have trees that give you tender blossoms, form a leafy roof and than vibrant colours to go dormant and show you their skeletal form...

From all over again, my view.

Have a good day and thanks for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

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The sweet pea is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae, native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands.

It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1–2 metres, where suitable support is available.

You see them in many Summergardens, to be planted every year!

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Russet is THE colour, orangey red, Lily, Mum,

Chrysanthemum: the big blooms often duo toned, collectively known as kotengiku or antique chrysanthemums.

Still a touch of the vibrant red and green of Summer and already the paler golds of Autumn, nostalgia...

Autumn is a season tinged with the beauty of colours and yet also with some nostalgia...

Another summer gone, the 'dark' months upon us, with the season of light nearing!

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Chairs are known from Ancient Egypt and have been widespread in the Western world from the Greeks and Romans onwards.

They were in common use in China from the twelfth century, and were used by the Aztecs.

Surviving examples of chairs from medieval Europe are often ornate works associated with royalty and nobility.

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In Scarborough.

Or English Summers' day?

Under a red umbrella, a fabulous and practical 'prop'!

Thank you, M, (*_*)

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Childhood memories!

The innocent fun you could have with those twirly thingies, throwing them up, running after them (kept us fit!), guarding and treasuring your 'best' ones!

I created a propeller with the ‘maple-copters’.

More fun from Studio Indigo, lol.

INFO: Found under a tree in bonnie Scotland.

Maple trees (Acer) produce winged seeds called double samaras, which twirl to the ground in late summer or early fall.

They resemble helicopters in motion, earning them the common name of helicopters or whirligigs.

The seeds vary slightly in size and colouring among species, but all produce winged seeds affectionately called helicopters.

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I often see different flowers bowing and touching, and THAT is when I see love!

They have now discovered that trees communicate, so why not flowers? LOL

Have FUN, I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments, faves.

Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)

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Love them or hate them, Parrot Tulips are Spring's grand (bulb) showcase, big and beautiful, they have flamboyant flowers with streaks, ruffles and frayed edges and all the colours of the rainbow.

Close-up portrait.

Most unusual, these 'red' Rococo Parrot Tulips, flowers with twisted, irregularly fringed and curved petals.

They are weird even a little 'alien'?

Are they "monstrous beauty or beautiful monster"?

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HOLA!

Flying off to ANDALUZ in Spain, we were going to photograph in a Flamenco school!

We took the opportunity to visit the beauty of Granada, The Alhambra, the Sierra Nevada, mountain villages, adventures in search of the REAL Spain!

Tried to avoid the touristy bits...

Chrysanthemum: the big blooms are often duo toned, collectively known as kotengiku or antique chrysanthemums.

Red and Yellow are the colours of the Spanish flag.

The petals already remind me of the twirling volants (ruffles) of the Flamenco skirts...

Take care.

Have a blooming time, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)

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I found more nests...

A real nest and a psychedelic nest!

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Nature at its freakiest best?

Most unusual, these bi-coloured Rococo Parrot Tulips, flowers with twisted, irregularly fringed petals.

Even their leaves are wild and 'Baroque'.

They are weird, even a little 'alien'?

Are they ‘monstrous beauty or beautiful monster’

These white and green are the most exotic of the lot though!

Love them or hate them, Parrot Tulips are Spring's grand (bulb) showcase, big and beautiful, they have flamboyant flowers with streaks, ruffles and frayed edges.

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Perfect harmony and light.

Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William) is a species of Dianthus, small Carnation, native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans, with a variety in northeastern China, Korea, and south easternmost Russia.

The flowers are produced in a dense cluster of up to 30 at the top of the stems and have a spicy, clove like scent; each flower is 2–3 cm diameter with five petals with serrated edges; in wild plants the petals are red with a white base.

In the Victorian language of flowers, Sweet William symbolises gallantry.

Sweet William is a good candidate for a naturalistic garden because its nectar attracts birds, bees and butterflies.

Its flowers are considered edible...

I love them because of their unbelievable 'variety', both in colours and variegations!

They last a long time in a vase, real beauties.

All the best and thank you, M, (*_*)

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No celebrations without decorations!

The balloons, paper fun for different purposes, lights.

Paper-fan.

Thank you very much for your time, visit, comments and awards..., M, (*_*)

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So, lets put our minds to it... yes flowers talk to me and I hear them with my eyes, LOL

How this series came about: in the shop, the flower stall, in one of the buckets, on the bottom, one pack of Tulips, no water.... all bent!

I immediately saw the potential.

Many images passed my minds eye.

I had to keep them cool, so they kept their shape, super enjoyed photographing them, making the images come true!

Nicely SYNCHRONIZED!!!

Once in water....

They straightened, the fun was over, now I have the photo's as sweet memories, to share with you.

Take care, be safe!

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ABUNDANCE, bunches, all in different purples!

I'll add their names. Enjoy!

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The days when poppies and rapeseed make the landscape smiling and US, when Summer is near..

Coming closer now.

They always bring me joy!

HOPE..

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Although the common name is Aster and they are known to many by that name, the genus is Callistephus.

There is a genus of Aster with approximately 180 species.

This Callistephus Aster has a large solitary flower head at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches

Names: Aster, Chinese aster, China aster, Matsumoto aster, Callistephus and annual aster

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FIRST SIGNS of AUTUMN…

BRUGGE. Alongside the canal, still warm in the late-Summer sun I spot the first sign of Autumn on one of the old historic walls on the Groenerei.

Brugge will be so beautiful in full Autumn dress!

I can just imagine it.

Wimbledon, vertical or HORIZONTAL?

A Virginia Creeper (parthenocissus) clinging on very elegantly.

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Often trying to see beyond the obvious, not always to everyone’s taste, but, we have to photograph for ourselves in the first place, not ‘cater’ for others?

Oh yes, and then… and then I saw where the petals came from, this stem, half naked… Looked so lost without its petals.

Orange ranunculus, a has-been, still glowing though!

I like it so much I took a very close-up. LOL

AAAH and then... and then I see the final one of ‘the Orange Ranunculus with the fallen petals’… lol

The original mother-flower surrounded by her petals.

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HANAMI... BLOSSOMS

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Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; flowers ("hana") are in this case almost always referring to those of the cherry ("sakura") or, less frequently, plum ("ume") trees.

...Amongst all the opulence, on the grass carpet, you could see that unfortunately people do not experience beauty in the same way, there were blossoms thrown all over the place, I saw two youngsters driving their bikes with their arms up, hitting every branch they could reach, leaving a trail of pink, they had fun...

I don't judge them, remember my own youth, we've all done silly stuff that now, but never anything like this, nothing destructive.

When you look or think back... you shake your head in disbelief... and sigh: why?

Because you are that age???

A broken off branch was left to wilt, I rescued it, it's adorning our dining room table now... not before I had photographed it in the studio, lol.

Whereas in China the cherry blossom symbolises feminine beauty, the feminine principle, or love in the language of herbs, in Japan the cherry blossoms are believed to exemplify the transient nature of life, because of their short blooming times.

Cherry blossoms also symbolise clouds due to their nature of blooming en masse, besides being an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life.

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