March 22, 2012

Rural Thursday Blog Hop #8

Nanking Cherry Blossoms.

I've always wanted to experience the Spring cherry blossoms in Japan and in Washington, DC.
But that, my dear friends, is as likely as seeing pigs fly. At least, in person.

So, here for your and my viewing pleasure, are my cherry blossoms from Blair, Nebraska.


In my humble opinion, I believe they are just as special and inspiring and renewing

as those now blossoming in Tokyo



as well as those gracing the landscape at the well-known address of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Yes? No? Maybe?



Does geography matter?

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Just Peachy and Jennifer textures courtesy el_vigilante.

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Rural Thursday is a Weekly Blog Hop where participants can share information and photos about what's currently happening in and around their rural/country/farm home.

Here's how you can join in:

1. Publish a blog post about
  • general information describing what's happening in your country/rural/farm life, 
or a post relating to a rural-themed subject that will benefit all Rural Thursday readers and participants,
such as
  • farming, 
  • rural-themed photography, 
  • recipes,
  • homesteading tips,
  • critters and pets, 
  • DIY projects, 
  • rural-themed giveaways
  • anything and everything that embraces living the simple life. 
2. Please make sure to add the Rural Thursday button to your blog post and link back here.

3. Please link to your actual post and not your home page.

4. If you don't have a blog, you are welcome to leave a comment below our post regarding what special things are happening in your rural world.

Your hosts for Rural Thursday are Nancy @ A Rural Journal and Lisa @ Two Bears Farm. 

(The Hosts of Rural Thursday reserve the right to remove any links that are deemed inappropriate.) 


Have questions? Please feel free to contact Nancy or Lisa.

Thank you for visiting!
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57 comments:

  1. Staying up later than most gives me an edge for these memes that post at midnight in other time zones. ;-) I do wish I could see and smell some cherry blossoms....see and smell some green grass...see and smell some warm sunshine!

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  2. I'm with Evelyn and hope could smell cherry blossoms. These are great enough for me, no need to go to Japan:)

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  3. Wow, those are beautiful, Nancy! Gorgeous photos!

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  4. I was in DC 2010 and was so bummed I missed the cherry blossoms - must experience that one day! :-)

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  5. They're beautiful! And I definitely don't think geography matters :)

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  7. Yes Nancy, yours are just inspiring as "mine" are from DC.
    I must get some planted on the farm.

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  8. well i think yours are just as gorgeous...i especially love the first and last! i think we are all using spring blossoms today lol

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  9. Oh yes, yours are equally beautiful! Maybe even more so as they are yours!

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  10. No matter where you find beauty, just as long as you find it. : )

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  12. It looks like you live in Wonderland.
    m.

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  13. Hi I'm new to your blog thanks for hosting,now following by GFC beautiful shots :)

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  15. Oh my...

    I enjoyed each picture.

    What a glorious season.

    Hope you have a blessed day♥

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  16. I Imagine those in Japan or Washington or gorgeous, but to have them in your own back yard would thrill me. I can imagine the smell is just heavenly!

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  17. Beauty doesn't belong to any one location... love those shots!

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  18. Beautiful cherry blossoms, wherever they are!

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  19. Oh my - what glorious blossoms! Lovely shots.

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  20. Wondeful photos!Love the first one!
    Have a nice day:)

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  21. Lovely picture. I could go see the cherry blossoms in DC but honestly there are just SO MANY PEOPLE that it is too much madness for me.

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  22. Hey Nancy never say never I am pretty sure I seen a pig fly the other day:). Awesome shots. B

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  23. Beautiful blooms Nancy and I finally joined your Rural Thursday blog hop :)

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  25. Geography doesn't matter, they are beautiful!

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  26. gorgeous photo's...i am always so happy to be here, even though i don't belong!!

    pigs are flying for me today!! stay tuned!!

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  27. I love the photos, especially the first one. And nope, geography doesn't matter - each place has its own beauty. Your Nebraska cherry blossoms are beautiful.

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  28. really gorgeous! i'd rather have them at home than in some exotic or citified travel destination. :)

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  29. Such a beautiful image, I love those trees!

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  30. Yours are just as beautiful and I'm sure they smell just as good.

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  31. I could get lost staring into those cherry blossoms!

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  32. Beautiful cherry blossoms.

    Regards and best wishes

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  33. NO...geography doesn't matter one bit! Simply beautiful...a beautiful sight for me that's brightening my day on another cold, spittin' snow mornin'.

    Thanks for hosting Rural Thursday!!

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  34. Wow! So beautiful. Geography definitely doesn't matter. Enjoy the buds.

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  35. Sigh! really beautiful. I wish I could see cherry blossoms too. The address doesn't matter at all :)

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  37. I've never seen the DC blossoms nor the Tokyo ones but I'd really rather have them close to home. That way, you can spend hours and hours enjoying them as opposed to passing through as a tourist. Consider yourself luckier...much luckier..than most to have this beauty around you. Love the photos!

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  38. I think yours are just as beautiful!

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  39. They are gorgeous. But what made me think you lived in NC?

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  40. Ahhh... Cherry blossom trees are my favorite! My imaginary dream house has a lonnnng driveway lined w/ cherry blossom trees on both sides. Sigh....! Nancy, these shots are A-mazing. Geography... doesn't make a difference in my mind. Happy Thursday lady!!

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  41. I grew up and spent most of my life in Washington DC. The cherry blossoms are all over the entire city everywhere, public and private, not just at the Tidal Basin, and it is simply gorgeous to be there in the spring. Then come the flowering pears, lilacs and the redbuds, followed by many species of magnolias. All the many, many flowering trees is the one thing I miss most about DC.

    Where I live now near the desert, cherry blossoms cannot grow, so seeing photos of yours is very nice.

    I just found your hop, and posted my DIY toothpaste recipe. Thanks for hosting!

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  42. Yes, those cherry blossoms are really a wonder and no matter where we are, these cherry trees came from Tokyo anyway. :D feels like the same.

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  43. The Cherry Blossoms are so lovely. I think I share Evelyn's comment about wanting to see sunshine...thanks for sharing a bit of yours.

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  44. Such beautiful blossoms! And...nope geography doesn't matter. :)

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  45. The Pres and I just got home and I swear, we were just talking about Cherry Blossoms! Lucky YOU!...:)JP

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  46. They are so pretty! I too have always wanted to see them in person- I will have to just be happy with my plum blossoms in my yard for now. :)

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  47. Beautiful. And I bet they smell wonderful.

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  48. wow, what gorgeous flowers. i love this time of the year. so very pretty. (:

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  49. They got nothin' on your cherry blossoms girl! I especially LOVE the second picture, makes me want to walk underneath the branches and linger for awhile! :)

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  50. Love those pictures...blossoms are so beautiful!

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  51. These are gorgeous. You captured them so well!

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  53. You captured pure beauty - and you did it so beautifully, lol. WOW! These are amazing. My favorite time of the year!
    Please stop by my blog sometime!
    xoxo, bree

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  54. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the NE blossoms are a little more pretty than the others...but I may be a little biased.

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  55. I've seen the cherry blossoms in Japan and I think that yours are just as stunning! :) During my 2 week trip, I may have taken close to 2000 photos that contained mostly cherry blossoms. Obsessed much?? :)

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  56. oh my word, so beautiful!!! Thank you so much for sharing on the Thursday hop. Sorry it's taken me a little while to get over here. Big Hugs!

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  57. Cherry blossoms always gave me spring fever when I was young and waiting for school to get out...I loved school, but oh, you brought back the moment, Nancy!

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Thank you so much for being here. I appreciate your thoughts and opinions.




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