Shimoda, intro.

[enyi]

I went to Shimoda for the weekend on a program with four other students and, surprisingly enough, genuinely appreciated the time I spent there. Last week was exhausting for various reasons, and I am still tired and worried, but I'd like to go back to Shimoda at some point. I would even like to stay there for an extended period of time if possible

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[eroslane]

Ahhhh, daffodils.

There is a park in Cincinnati across from the Krohn Conservatory that plants thousands of them.

They are beautiful enough to give pause and make one humble.

That is the awesome & amazing power of daffodils.

:-)

[enyi]

I've seen a lot of tulips in Holland and roses in Portland more recently, but I might prefer daffodils. They don't seem like they're trying as hard.

The daffodils at Shimoda had a wonderful fragrance. We picked them on a hillside behind a ryokan to use for flower arrangements, but it was especially lovely to see them as tiny yellow specks on the hills by the seaside.

[eroslane]

Daffodils are also quite beautiful floating in water. Just detach the stem and viola! Floating beauty. :-)

I lived at a place for awhile that grew daffodils. I'd pick one every now-and-again and float it in a drinking glass by my bedside so I could watch it while I fell asleep and see it when I first woke up.

[eroslane]

Oh, I almost forgot:

Here's a wiki on Krohn Conservatory. It's about 20 minutes from where I live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krohn_Conservatory

Here's some photos I Googled that someone took at Krohn:
http://www.pbase.com/cincyimages/krohn

That floral clock in the second photograph? That is the hillside where the daffodils bloom.

Also, each spring they do a lovely butterfly exhibit, with hundreds of free-flying butterflies that you can walk amongst. The butterflies especially like you if you carry a slice of orange. They'll land on your hand to drink the juice!