Today Abby and I drove down to Saratoga to visit the Hakone Japanese Gardens. It was a perfect day for such an activity and we got there just as it was opening, so there wasn't much of a crowd. This garden is different then the one in Golden Gate Park. It's a hill garden with stairs and paths that wind up and down a steep hillside. The bamboo garden was especially serene. I love the sound of the bamboo leaves when the wind blows and the light clunky noises the trunks make when they come into contact with each other.
I've posted the pictures to my Flickr account, so go there to see them all! Here's a few to whet your appetite.
I got a souvenir From the gift shop for my garden... Maybe he'll bring me garden prosperity.
