Dog Shoes

I'm a dog lover and I found this French Bull so cute. She looks so charming with a black snowman on the back in red shoes!!
This post is linking up with Scenic Sunday.

Spring in the air

It's warming up.

The sun is shining.

And the flowers are blooming.

Spring is in the air.

Expo Park...Today's shots

White ume is blooming with a sweet scent. Over there, the monument of the '70 World Expo is standing.

White one, pink one, red one, single-petal and eight-petal... I can't count the number of varieties.

I love this red fluffy something. Really cute.

I had a cup of matcha tea in this tea house. It was a nice time to recompose myself.

Fallen camellias on  hair moss are still beautiful. In the Japanese garden, moss is also an important element.

A bird of a yellow body appeared. Expo Park is a spaciou park with a lot of  trees, where you can enjoy bird watching.

Today's Shots

These two shots are New Year's beautiful decoration I found today. It's the largest flower arrangement I've ever seen outside the house. 

 You can see the straw ornament on the gate wich is called "Shime-kazari". It is a decoration of twisted straw rope with fern leaves, an orange, and other items of good fortune.  It is placed over the entrance of a house during the New Year holidays.

another Shime-kazari

I found a blue heron and several ducks in the nearby river. They were trying to find something to eat.

Today was very cold as yesterday and there still remained some snow on the place out of the sun.

It's amazing to find these white flowers standing a frigid winter. They give me courage.

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Today's Shots

These are today's shots. I enjoyed walking along Okawa River and Yodo River.

I wonder what these sea gulls are watching.

I used the sepia color for the first time. How is it?