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Requiem for Blossoms

Posted on April 16, 2011 by literarylee

Even with all my best efforts, I couldn’t halt the inevitable.  Six visits to the Tidal Basin couldn’t stop it.  Nearly 80 pictures, though pretty to look at, couldn’t capture and protect the sight.  Not even three essays, complete with … Continue reading →

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Loveliest of Trees: Posted too Soon!

Posted on April 8, 2011 by literarylee

Eager beaver blogger that I was, I posted, long before I should have way back in cold January, a poem about cherry blossoms.  One of the first I memorized, “Loveliest of Trees the Cherry, Now” by A.E. Housman, perfectly captures … Continue reading →

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51 Year Old Blossoms

Posted on April 8, 2011 by literarylee

Today I took my fifth trip to Cherry Blossom Land.  I’m determined to see them through their annual journey from fresh-faced babies to shriveled petals on the ground.  I arrived at the Tidal Basin during lunch and recognized the trees … Continue reading →

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First Blossom

Posted on March 23, 2011 by literarylee

My commute is other people’s vacation… I board a bus within sight of the Potomac River.  It drives through historic Old Town Alexandria with its colonial houses, quaint byways, and even the church first Washington, then Robert E. Lee attended.  … Continue reading →

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