Tennoji is just a few blocks away from our house. With another long sleep under my belt we decided to get out during this fine day and see the park. There are gardens behind the Art Museum and we shared it with just a handful of other visitors and a half dozen or more gray herons. These large graceful birds were hunting in the grass, in the water and otherwise just standing and looking beautiful. We continued wandering after the garden and came upon a large lake with a bridge and a march on one end. There were even more grey herons at this location and we walked around the entire lake. What a peaceful area and a great way to get out.
The two nearly grown men on the same bike was a surprising sight
The zoo is also in the park
The garden
Caw caw!
Hunting time
A fountain
The garden and the pond
A little house
Stairs up to another path
Stone lantern
The crooked tree on the right is lovely
A waterfall
In the distance is the tallest building in Osaka
A very big rock
Dragonfly
Time to reflect
Leslie is off!
It was nice that the garden has so few folks
Flowers and heron
Looking for something to eat
Big feet
Chomp
A nice theme. a pied piper of the animals
Based on Hayashi Fumiko's literature
Funny bathroom signs
The Tsutenkaku tower
The Art Museum was closing
Classic Japanese wall making
Don't mess with the Crows
Green and red
Freshly painted
Roosting roosters
The turtles loved this duckweed
Three herons in the same tree
The tower is imposing
In the marshy end of the lake
Tall reeds
No rain but still an umbrella
There was a man throwing bread into the water. This heron was hoping to get some and was licking its lips but I couldn't get a picture, the tongue was too fast
Moss on the wall
Time to practice the routine
The sixth Mayor of Osaka
A large green area was popular with picnickers, young lovers and badminton players
We passed a little market, these were three feet long
A very mysterious snack item
More flowers
So cute
