Japanese Yards

Love the contrast of wooden panels and wintery greenery.

Neighbor's nicely trimmed yard.

Toy Gutter

Rain gutter during morning dog walk.

Neighbor's toys in the front yard.

Barbed Vine Power

Afternoon sky during dog walk. 

Keeping kids out with barbed wire.

Vine growth overtaking a bamboo stalk. 

Someone has crossed over the barbed wire fence to access the grassy area below the power lines.

Rocky Dew Bamboo

Neighbors flowers with morning dew.

Neighbor's garden rock wall. 

Small bamboo grove during morning dog walk.

Muddy Dog

Playing in the freezing mud at the local park.

Which one should she take?

Rain Blossoms

Evening dog walk in the rain.

Shots taken after cold, winter rain storm.

Potted flowers in the neighborhood.

Shots taken with a Sony Handycam.

Kannon Chateau

Morning dog walk on cold winter morning. 

Visiting the a local cemetery. 

Buddha or Kannon statue in the local cemetery. 

This house in the neighborhood reminds me of a Swiss chateau. 

Teeny, tiny garden of a neighbor's home. 

Dog walk along small street parallel to the Yokoyoko Expressway (on the left on the other side of the fence). 

Moss grows even during the cold winter months.