First Day of Spring

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On the first day of spring, I thought I’d visit our
Japanese Garden
here in Portland, Oregon USA. There wasn’t much in bloom — only the camilias and the cherry trees. But it was a nice day (in the 50s) and a wind through the evergreens drowned the city noise and made the garden a far off land.
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1 comment Saturday 20 Mar 2004 | | Blogroll

One Response to “First Day of Spring”

  1. on 20 Mar 2004 at 9:20 pm   Isaac Laquedem

    The Japanese Garden is always a treat for the eyes, even in winter. When I’m there I often forget that I’m less than a mile from the city center. If you have a chance, go to the obon ceremony in August (?) when candles are lit and set on small floats in the pond at sunset, in memory of people who have died.