The Lobster Dance

Dear readers, my apologies: November has been a lousy month for writing. A lot of personal issues are eating up all my time, and I hope to get to some of that backlog of posting in December. That said, I headed out for my annual momiji-gari (紅葉狩り, “fall foliage hunting”) at the Seattle Japanese Garden on Nov. 9 (2013 post here). Getting “out” into nature, even just to the Arboretum and the Japanese Garden, is something I didn’t get to do often enough last year. But a new year is coming, and I am resolving to make nature part of my self-care regime again, like it was in the first few years in Japan.

Stone lantern and bridge

Vibrant yellow gingko

The yellow gingko leaves looks almost like mushrooms.

A persimmon! I miss the wild persimmon trees in the Noto.

A view of the pond from the lookout point.

We’re very lucky to have so many Japanese maples in Seattle.

Koi in the rain

Brilliant red leaves–no filter, no editing!

The maple and the roof of the teahouse.

For admission and seasonal hours April – Nov., see the following sites:

Website: http://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeattleJapaneseGarden

See my 2013 post here.

Where do you like to do momiji?

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