Whatever you can find

11th April 2011

I knew the light wouldn't be good - it was too late and cloudy - but I went down to Kiyamachi-dori anyway.

When I got there, a man wearing a jacket with the word "impulse" cut in front of me.

A little canal called Takasegawa runs along Kiyamachi-dori. In the days before trains, goods would be ferried along the canal as far as Osaka.

With the sakura in bloom, interesting buildings turn glamorous.

Cherry blossoms and adult beverages: an ancient combination.

The light was a little better at the Kamogawa, which runs parallel to the Takasegawa.

Though it was a weekday, there were people having flower-viewing parties. (Shoes aren't usually left on the mat but it was a windy day.)

Flower-viewing party for one. Easier to organise.

Spot the sparrow!