Heroes Not Zombies

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1. on November 6, 2007 at 6:04 am | Reply katkmeanders

   Gorgeous, I want one for my hair! And….a few for a vase. If only they wouldn’t wilt and their color would stay true. *sigh* At least you got a picture of them though, so they are preserved in a way.

   
   
2. on November 6, 2007 at 6:42 am | Reply bobleckridge

   Ah yes, we want to try and hold on to things don’t we?
   One of the things that really strikes me about Japanese culture is their love of transience. They give it much higher value than we do, so that in the Spring when the cherry blossom blooms Japanese people are out in their thousands looking at it and photographing it. The first blossom of the year gets on the front pages of the major Japanese newspapers.
   I think we could learn something from that

   
   
3. on November 6, 2007 at 9:40 am | Reply katkmeanders

   Well, when I was first wanting one of the leaves for my hair, I was thinking “It is as pretty as a flower, and a more unusual shape.” Flowers wilt and fade too, but they are still worn at times, and brought inside to ornament a room. I’ll often find a pretty leaf and put it in my hair, or the Mr.’s hair. I don’t think people tend to notice how pretty leaves are, except in the fall, and then they are mostly looking at the colors, and not the shapes. I wish silk leaves were marketed as well as silk flowers were, not just for floral arrangements, but for hair ornaments. Now I wish I could feel the texture of a cottonwood leaf. (They are glossy, smooth to the touch but not really waxy. They are as pleasant as rose petals on the face, but different. In the summer there is a chlorphyl scent that nips your nose as you brush them against your cheek.) I know what I’ll be doing come morning…

   
   
4. on November 6, 2007 at 8:45 pm | Reply mumof3sons

   Sakura no hannah, honto ni kirei ne?

   (Cherry blossoms truly are beautiful)

   There is a small five pointed Japanese Maple leaf which has the name, “akachan no te” “baby’s hand”

   I love the autumn colours it is as though the plants are offering up the last of their energy to give us a final boost to ours before the long winter of rest which stretches ahead.

   
   

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