Welcome to the Nature's Admirers club ^_^. Here you will find many members who share their thoughts and creations related to nature =]. I'll also be posting interesting info about many things the beautiful enviroment has for us. I'm planning to make things around here educational and fun at the same time for everyone to enjoy . There might be some contests as well, but that's still ahead.
Enjoy your stay!
~Lys

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Want to become a member?

• You must like nature. Duh XD. If not, there's no point on being here XD.
• You need to be somewhat active to the club. The members make the club after all ne? Try to stop by often if you can or when there is a new update. I will also try my best to update this club frequently ^^.
• Well, have fun! but please be respectful towards others. If you have a particular topic you would like to comment on, request it! Discuss about something you like about nature ^^.
• If you want to join please let me know

How to submit your Art to the Club

• If you have art (it can be e-card, wallpaper, fan art, etc) that is nature-related (it can be with anime of course) you can submit it here and it'll be put to display ^_^. This is a way you can contribute to the club and be active :D. When submitting art to the club, please make sure that in your Tags you write the letters NAA (which stands for Nature's Admirers Art for short). There's no limit to how much tags you can add, so there's no problem of running out of space for your other tags.

I'm accepting Guest Posters in this World! please let me know :) You can update the site with any submissions or art that is nature related and tell us :)

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The pink beauty of Japan: Sakura

I think most of us know what Sakura, or Cherry Blossoms, are. But, what made them so significant and popular? Here's a little info on the beautiful tree.

~~Natural History~~
Sakura is indigenous to the Himalayas, including northern India, and to east Asian states such as China, Japan and Taiwan. Japan has a wide variety of sakura; well over 200 cultivars can be found there. Many were artificially hybridized or grafted by Japanese horticulturalists centuries ago.

~Is there a Symbolism?~~
in China the cherry blossom symbolizes feminine beauty, the feminine principle, or love in the language of herbs, in Japan the cherry blossoms are believed to exemplify the transient nature of life, because of their short blooming times.
The transience of the blossoms, the extreme beauty and quick death, has often been associated with mortality; for this reason, Sakura are richly symbolic, and have been utilized often in Japanese art, manga, anime, and film, as well as at musical performances for ambient effect. The band Kagrra, which is associated with the visual kei movement, is an example of this latter phenomenon. There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled "Sakura", and several pop songs. The flower is also represented on all manner of consumer goods in Japan, including kimono, stationery, and dishware.

~~More than one Sakura? :O~~
The most popular variety of sakura in Japan is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white, tinged with the palest pink, especially near the stem. They bloom and usually fall (or “scatter,” 散る chiru) within a week, before the leaves come out. Therefore, the trees look nearly white from top to bottom.
Another one called Winter sakura (fuyuzakura/Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis) begins to bloom in the fall and continues blooming sporadically throughout the winter. 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.

Credits: Wikipedia =]

My opinion:
Wow I didn't realize there were much more sakuras than the pink ones and white ones. The others sound so strange to me XD. Interesting, and no wonder they are so popular, it has a lot of meaning in the symbolism of it. This is one of my favorite trees that, unfortunately, it only comes out once a year during April =/ and I'm allergic! .

What do you know about Cherry blossoms/sakura? Share your thoughts!

Also, I made a button for the club but I will put it up in my next post. I can't put more than one pic in here X_x.

Thank you Sweetdevil for submiting your current nature graphics to the group and for joining! ^_^

Until the next update!

Club is open =]

Okay, the club is ready now, so anyone that wants to join please say Aye! XD if you think other people might like this idea, you can spread the word around at your site. I put up the link to the Nature's Admirers Art so you can get an idea of what you can submit based off from my stuff. If you already have Nature-related art, just read above the guidelines on how to submit. Here it will be easier to find those nature pics you really like from the artists that joins ^_^.

Go to the Gallery

~Lys

Under construction

I just started creating the nature club today, so things are not yet finished ^^. Just need to figure some things out =]. I know some of you were already members before, but please comment here if you would like to be part of the group or you can PM me, it works either way XD. Tell me how it looks so far!

~Lys