When one walks one sees much more than when one drives. Today Sei went golfing and took the car so I went to my new pottery studio by bus. I got to walk the up hill winding road to the studio and even if it was cold and drizzling it was a very nice walk and I saw many things I had missed before.

Fall is so pretty here - I love the smell of it, the colors, the ripe persomons left on the trees for the crows to feast on, the tiny chrisantemums that are everywhere - so many things to see. I am glad I have this place to store my treasures and enjoy them when Winter comes.

From the bus window - the ichou trees (ginko) are beginning to change their colors. Soon they will be bright gold and very beautiful

The road to the studio - it smelled of wet earth and autumn leaves

It's very green on the way to the studio. The red roof showing between the trees is a hotel at the main road where we are at the city. 500 meters away it looks like the countryside

A rose who has forgotten Winter is coming

A kaki (persimon) tree - the leaves fall off to leave only the ripe bright orange fruits on the branches. To me this is one of the several things I associate with fall in Japan

An Angel Trumpet bush with branches heavy with flowers - they are everywhere now

Super straight rows of different vegetables

A kumquat tree (kinkan in Japanese) - the fruits are still green

A statue of the many hands Cannon at what looked like a cemetery