My cherry blossoms, work by Terry @ NVS-Ink. The blossoms represent the beautiful but transient nature of life. The blossom has a very short, beautiful life cycle in which it blooms & quickly falls from the tree. The Japanese felt the cherry blossom represented life, in that life is something of great beauty & yet is very quick & passing, & in the end can be full of suffering. My Mom has been told she's terminal, yet fights everyday. I'll think of her everytime I look @ my blossoms!