Playground Equipment

I found these equipments in the small park nearby supermarket. I bet kids play with them in less hot time of the day. I found no one playing during day.

This is part of Mellow Yellow Monday and Blue Monday.

Monday Mural

This facade is part of the Nakanoshima Festival Tower in Kita ward, Osaka, which is under construction for opening this autumn. I am familiar with this facade, because there used to be a popular concert hall called the Festival Hall.

The Tower is about 200 meters of 39 floors above and 3 below underground. The lower floors will hold the Festival Hall, and the floors above that will hold the head office of Asahi Shimbun, one of the major newspaper companies in Japan. The higher floors will be rental office space.

It is proud of its heating and cooling system using river water, double-layered sashes enabling recirculation control of the air inside the windows, CO2 emissions will be reduced by 40 %.

I post this to Monday Mural.

Weekend Reflections

I took these pictures at an intersection on my way home. I didn't drive a car, but was on a bus at that time. When I found this sunset reflection, I hurried to take my camera from my bag. But a little too late to press the shutter button. Still I like the first photo.

This is part of Weekend Reflections.

Floral Friday Fotos

I know this is an alpine flower, but I don't know its name. Even though it is not flash, some creature come to touch it.

This is part of Floral Friday Fotos.

Ruby Owls

These are Mino Pottery owls. As you see, the bright red color is its striking characteristic.
MIno is located in the northern part of Osaka Prefecture, next to my hometown Toyonaka.

This post is pat of Ruby Tuesday 2 and Our World Tuesday.