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 Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:28 pm
You have come to the Notebook of Caroline and Winny . Please do not post unless you have their permission.
This Falling Petals egg was received by Caroline_Cupcake on March 27th, 2005:
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"What will those Japanese think of next?" She shook her head in disbelief and continued her adventure home. About Falling Petals Annually, the Japanese track the sakura zensen, or Cherry-Blossom Front. Nightly forecasts follow the weather segment of news programs. The blossoming begins in Okinawa in February, and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. Then it proceeds north, arriving in Hokkaido a few weeks later. Japanese pay close attention to these forecasts. They will go to parks, shrines and temples with family and friends and hold a "flower viewing party" known as hanami. Hanami festivals celebrate the beauty of sakura, and for many, it is a chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful view. Most Japanese schools and public buildings have sakura trees outside of them. Since the fiscal and school year both begin in April, in many parts of Honshu, the first day of work or school will coincide with the cherry blossom season. Japan gave 3,000 sakura as a gift to the United States in 1912 to celebrate the nations' then-growing friendship. These trees have since lined the shore of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. (see West Potomac Park), and the gift was renewed with another 3,800 trees in 1956. The sakura trees continue to be a popular tourist attraction (and the subject of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival) when they reach full bloom in early spring. The sakura has always been a symbol of ephemeral beauty in Japan and closely associated with samurai or bushi. Life was considered brief and beautiful, much like a cherry blossom. This theme remains alive today, seen often in pop culture (specifically manga and anime).
Please keep your egg in a cool-warm place.
It should hatch in 5-10 days heart
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:57 pm
 Sakura (Japanese kanji: 桜 or 櫻 katakana: サクラ) is the Japanese name for ornamental cherry trees, Prunus serrulata, and their blossoms. Cherry fruit (known as sakuranbo) come from a different species of tree.
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Sakura, a well-known and ubiquitous symbol of Japan, are represented on all manner of consumer goods, including kimono, stationery, and dishware. Cherry blossoms are an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, and as such are frequently depicted in art, and are associated with both samurai and kamikaze. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled "Sakura", as well as a number of pop songs.
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Japan's most beloved variety is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white, tinged with the palest pink, especially near the stem. The flowers bloom, and usually fall (or "scatter", 散る [chiru], in Japanese) within a week, before the leaves come out. Therefore, the trees look nearly white from top to bottom. The variety takes its name from the village of Somei (now part of Toshima in Tokyo). It was developed in the mid- to late-19th century at the en
d of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. The Somei Yoshino is so widely associated with cherry blossoms that jidaigeki and other works of fiction often depict the variety in the Edo period or earlier; such depictions are anachronisms.
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Other categories include yamazakura, yaezakura, and shidarezakura. The yaezakura have large flowers, thick with rich pink petals. The shidarezakura, or weeping cherry, has branches that fall like those of a weeping willow, bearing cascades of pink flowers.
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Annually, the Japanese track the sakura zensen, or Cherry-Blossom Front. Nightly forecasts follow the weather segment of news programs. The blossoming begins in Okinawa in February, and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. Then it proceeds north, arriving in Hokkaido a few weeks later. Japanese pay close attention to these forecasts. They will go to parks, shrines and temples with family and friends and hold a "flower viewing party" known as hanami (花見). Hanami festivals celebrate the beauty of sakura, and for many, it is a chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful view.
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Most Japanese schools and public buildings have sakura trees outside of them. Since the fiscal and school year both begin in April, in many parts of Honshu, the first day of work or school will coincide with the cherry blossom season.
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Japan gave 3,000 sakura as a gift to the United States in 1912 to celebrate the nations' then-growing friendship. These trees have since lined the shore of the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC (see West Potomac Park), and the gift was renewed with another 3,800 trees in 1956. The sakura trees continue to be a popular tourist attraction (and the subject of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival) when they reach full bloom in early spring.
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During the World War II, the sakura served as a motivating symbol for the Japanese people. Japanese pilots would paint them on the sides of their planes before embarking on a suicide mission. A cherry blossom painted on the sides of the bomber symbolized the beauty and ephemerality of nature [1]. The government encouraged the people to believe that the souls of downed warriors were reincarnated in the blossoms.as taken from wikipedia
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:58 pm
 name: Winny! (pronounced: win-ee)
age: some months
personaility: silly and sweet
season: spring
luffs: chasing balloons and caroline
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:59 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:01 pm
 
name: Caroline! 8D
age: 15
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:01 pm
~------March 27, 2005----~
caroline finds winny's egg on a warm afternoon as she ambling down the sidewalk
~------April 7, 2005----~
the mysterious 'candy' hatches into winny!
~------Feb 1, 2006----~
winny gets her first cold.
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:03 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:04 pm
 winny currently is: out of breath.
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:06 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:06 pm
 Wethkin/art/journal banners (c) Pika-Bunny
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:55 pm
 Dear. Jinny Um, so I found this thing and like 5 days later...well it wasn't candy! Now I have this little bubble thing floating around my room. I wonder what it's poop looks like, doesn't even poop? Gosh, so many questions. It keeps making these little flowery things blow around my room, it's a mess now...but hey it smells so much better than before. I decided to name this thing Winny. I don't know if it's a boy or girl though, and trust me...I checked. I really want to show it off to my friends, but I know for a fact they would take it because I have cooler stuff than them! Well Winny is sitting on my head and making these weird moaning noises. Oh yea! I make a log for all my pets (like belle (god bless her) ginger...yea they all died) , so your Winny's log. I dub thee Jinny.
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:04 am
[ Message temporarily off-line ]
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:08 am
[ Message temporarily off-line ]
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:35 am
Dear. Jinny Winny is doing better, I think. The temped honey water I gave her seemed to help. Her squeals have become less frequent, and the amount of petals coming out is less too. Hopefully, she gets better soon because the snow has melted and I feel a spring a coming! That means my birthday is soon! I'm so excited, Winny and I will celebrate like there is no tomorrow...maybe I'll let my friends see Winny; not! Hehe, she is to special, I'm afraid they would smuggle her or something.
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:06 pm
Dear. Jinny Aye it's summer. Winny and I have been lounging around the pool; I swear Winny's looking a bit tan. AND a tan line from that halo of hers, she doesn't mind though. I think she's just enjoying the warmer weather.
Winny floated across Caroline's diary leaving a trail of petals as the pages blown to the end.
"Winnnnnny!" Caroline whinned, flipping back through the Winny blown pages. "Don't do that, I have your birth documented in here." She shook a finger and giggled as Winny went down her shirt. "Don't do that either! Don't make me get a leash." The girl threatened, wiggling as Winny tickled her.
"Sigh, Winny has turned rambunctious on me." Caroline ended.
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