Chris's Cherry Blossoms Grace His Forearm

On Friday afternoon, I ran into Chris near the 34th Street subway station near the Manhattan Mall.<br /><br />He had this wonderful tattoo on his left forearm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoo4UaQEn2YYuQq7m-7jUnwXfe4j1uXHl4M61GO0-tXnccPKS5K-nukUno4u5lshwFv0Su714p9OHT0SuNe004u05aOKnHOdPLBlep3jwmiwrl8sP6IdG4wYwr2AO03udMGYzNWdxNCY/s1600/cherry+blossom+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoo4UaQEn2YYuQq7m-7jUnwXfe4j1uXHl4M61GO0-tXnccPKS5K-nukUno4u5lshwFv0Su714p9OHT0SuNe004u05aOKnHOdPLBlep3jwmiwrl8sP6IdG4wYwr2AO03udMGYzNWdxNCY/s640/cherry+blossom+1.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><br />Chris explained that this tree resembles a cherry blossom tree that he played on with his cousin when he was a kid. His cousin has passed, so this is, in essence, a memorial, "without being over the top".<br /><br />I found it interesting and quite poignant that I spotted this piece on the day of the earthquake in Japan, when the plight of the residents in the northern part of that country was on so many minds. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_blossom#Symbolism">cherry blossom</a>, as many know, is often associated with the temporary, fleeting nature of life.<br /><br />I particularly like the shadowy effect in the background of the tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaeh3-QBVHcbvKKXkNZiLMf8vqEDWjDewHEGsuiIpdCEFzmNg-63QMbgTRQn4YVANOIael6GCFT_acgzYOMZwXjuWIYRMjXyIGH4RrA7uT36kDDU2deD-M-4REAjfKJRDeK_yn9l_P4Y/s1600/cherry+blossom+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaeh3-QBVHcbvKKXkNZiLMf8vqEDWjDewHEGsuiIpdCEFzmNg-63QMbgTRQn4YVANOIael6GCFT_acgzYOMZwXjuWIYRMjXyIGH4RrA7uT36kDDU2deD-M-4REAjfKJRDeK_yn9l_P4Y/s640/cherry+blossom+2.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br />Chris credited Ryan at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/artcoretattoos">ArtCore Tattoos</a> in Naples, Florida with this tattoo.<br /><br />Thanks to Chris for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span>

Chris's Cherry Blossoms Grace His Forearm

On Friday afternoon, I ran into Chris near the 34th Street subway station near the Manhattan Mall. He had this wonderful tattoo on his left ...

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