Oh, how I wish I made it to the banzais before the baby melted down! Still, there was beauty everywhere, including those I was with and made for some excellent camera fodder.

For pt. 1 post go here

These are small tiles in the grotto of the children’s garden.

This is how my little guy played in the fountain… by splashing himself in the face!

The living hallway… you know a place is really special when they go to all this trouble to decorate the corridor that holds the bathrooms.

A baby fern

Under the weeping cherry

I thought this hill looked so magical – thanks Lightroom for the ability to edit it how I saw it!

Tiny ant

Japanese wisteria born 1975

My beautiful friend and her adorable daughter