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Woven In Memory

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by Viktoria Vidali on May 31, 2010

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Reflecting on how memory of certain flowers is interlaced with distinct moments in life, I acknowledge dogwood (Cornus florida): Spring 2001, when we traveled with our younger son to Yosemite National Park – a time when abundant yellow-hued dogwood adorned the valley; Spring 2002 and 2003, when a magnificent, wide-armed pink dogwood off Zayante Road in Felton became the favorite backdrop for seasonal family photos; and Spring 2004, when, strolling along Robles Lane in Bonny Doon with my dear friend Laura (sadly lost to cancer two years ago), we came upon a single white dogwood tree, magically glowing in a shady grove of old redwood and spruce.
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It Is No Accident

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by Viktoria Vidali on September 14, 2009

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Bonny Doon has already been in the international spotlight twice this year: first, because it lay along the route of the Amgen Tour of California, the largest cycling event in America – a 750-mile course from Sacramento to Escondido (February 14-22); and second, because of the infamous Lockheed Fire that started on August 12th causing the evacuation of 2,400 people and burning  7,817 acres of wilderness (with no one’s home being lost, thanks to our highly skilled and dedicated first responders).
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