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Posted on April 11, 2018 by Lynda Philippsen

Here… … and there…

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Sakura at Fushimi Inari

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Lynda Philippsen

To my left a distant cloud of pink catches my attention—a lone tree, magnificent for its startling solitude in the evergreen forest still dark with the last days of winter. Continue reading →

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The Last Sakura

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Lynda Philippsen

The last of the late-blooming sakura have vanished into leaves now. I was asked to contribute reflections of my afternoon as a volunteer during Vancouver Mokuyokai Society‘s Ohanami (cherry blossom viewing) earlier in April. You can read the essay which will … Continue reading →

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