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Sunflower Fields

Rural Japan is always looking for ways to survive. The young are flocking to cities, leaving people in their 70

posted by Anne Thomas on 8/22/2007 2:00 pm | COMMENTS (2)
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The truly sweetest part of this existence is sharing, relationships that are new or deepening and everything infused with the natural world.

posted by Usiku on 9/ 6/2007 2:38 am

Ann thank you for sharing this beautiful experience. Beyond a great reminder to take time to smell the flowers it's a great reminder to share our passions as a form of trade that may be a new (or old) consumer model...

posted by Barry Jacobs on 8/31/2007 12:29 pm

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