THE SAKURA AT BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN I remember our first Sakura Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Our daughter was only four. The blossoms were glorious: rows of pink and white clouds on high branches, and merry people below, eating, drinking, and laughing. There were plays, concerts, and fashion shows, all celebrating Japanese culture. And the petals fell from their flowers all day long on the happy crowd as the festivities unfolded. It was a memorable day. Sakura i