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Celeste Lipp's avatar

I love this so much, and that’s beautiful about the name change.

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Margaret Bloom's avatar

I loved your Seeking Wonder series -- this new(ish) substack series feels like expansion of it. And thank you for the Proust quote and your exploration along the vein of Proust's words.

Also, something about your photos of blossoms in the rain reminded me of Japan. Maybe it's the fact that it rains so often in Japan that flowers are nearly always sparkling with raindrops, or maybe it's that your images of flowers remind me of the very particular Japanese style of seasonal obsession. I love how, in each season, there are festivals specifically related to the flowers which are blooming (or leaves which are changing color). I adored the artwork on posters in the railway stations alerting passersby to the Iris Festival occurring in this particular town, or the Celebration of Hydrangeas in that particular town... not to mention the spring cherry blossom and autumn maple leaf celebrations held by nearly every town (plus the specific foods and picnics which inevitably accompany these regional festivals).

Thank you, as always, for this wonderfulness.

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