Spring Has Sprung

Spring has sprung is actually a misnomer as it hasn't sprung  for everyone.  Winter is just setting in on the Southern Hemisphere  & many in Europe, Asia & North America are still knee deep (or higher) in snow but for the Southern half of the US Spring is here & we are glad for it.

Just in case it's on your Bucket List to see the DC Cherry Trees in full bloom. They are predicting they will be at their peak from March 26-30th, 2013. The Cherry Blossom Festival Activities are held from for  March 20- April 14, 2013  Check out this site for more detailed info. www.nationalcherryblossomfesti…
NOTE: Do to late cold weather fronts they have revised the peak blooming time  to April 3-6, 2013

 
 


Peak time to see the Cherry Trees in Tokyo, Japan is predicted to be  March 27-April 5 Check out this site for other  locations & dates throughout Japan www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011.ht…
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As most of you already know:
Giorgio passed away on Feb 26th, 2013. He was a dear sweet man. Who loved his daughter  Anna  He  loved mountain climbing, photography & nature in general. Though I am happy he is no longer in pain, I will miss him & the views he used to share with us of his beloved Dolomites.  
One of the things that his death brought to mind is that there is a sense of continuation not only in those that have come & gone but in those that they have lead us to find, which in a round about way reminds me of a passage in the Bible "so & so begat so & so, AND so & so begat…"  Anna was introduced to me by  Giorgio. Giorgio was introduced to me by Alberto  Alberto was introduced to me by Cathy  Cathy was introduced to me by Violet All of these artist were once very active on this site now they rarely visit.  If you knew them you probably miss them too.  Here are a few picts from Giorgio's gallery.:


Beautiful images regardless of the season:
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