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A child enjoys the yellow leaves of ginkgo trees at Jingu Gaien, in the outer garden of Meiji Jingu Shrine, in Tokyo, on Monday. The avenue, lined with 146 gingko trees, attracts hundreds of thousands of people every autumn.

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When my granddaughter was 3 (she's 9 now), she did much the same thing. I was so touched by her joy playing in the piles of gingko leaves that I was inspired to write a poem:

golden gingko leaves gengki girl giggles her joy old man smiles nearby

Thanks JT for a happy memory to start my day!

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They are, indeed, beautiful ! But be careful not to step on the nuts if you don't like strong odours !

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sensei258

thanks for the evocative haiku

JT,

thanks for the great photo

May our autumns be many!

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A good photo!

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Oh to be a child again !

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I have felt immediately at ease looking at the child rolling around ingenuously on the yellow leaves of ginkgo. Nice picture!

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Got one like this (a ginkgo) in my backyard! Superb tree :)

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