Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Second Chance - Ohanami! (And Japanese Garden Pictures!)

If you missed out on the UWF Cherry Blossom Festival, that's ok! Mobile's Charles Wood Japanese Garden 
is having its own Cherry Blossom Festival!

Sunday April 15, 2012  11:00 am ~ 3:00 pm

Joint fund-raiser by:
Japanese Garden Foundation & Mobile Ichihara Sister City Association

Activities: 
Serving hot and cold Japanese tea 
Portraits
Japanese Goodies
Used Japanese Comic Books (Manga)
Bonsai Lecture by Master Joe Day
Ohanami Lecture by Kaoru Oka, MISCA Secretary
Speech by Charles Wood

(scroll down for the pictures)

Sorry about the blurry picture! All the information is above. 


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For your viewing pleasure, here are some photographs of the Japanese garden. It's a great place to take the family for an outing (especially a picnic).


Japanese Magnolia
Photography by Brandon McLeod



Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod


Photography by Brandon McLeod

An aisle of cherry blossom trees.

Photography by Brandon McLeod



Photography by Brandon McLeod

This is what we came to see!

Photography by Brandon McLeod
 Koi!


Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod

A great place for a picnic.

Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod
One of the several viewing ponds. 

Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod
Sakura

Photography by Brandon McLeod
Cherry Blossoms

Photography by Brandon McLeod


Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod


Photography by Brandon McLeod


Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod


Photography by Brandon McLeod
The Rock Garden. 

Photography by Brandon McLeod
In Japanese Gardens, the rocks aren't "placed", they're "planted". 

Photography by Brandon McLeod

Photography by Brandon McLeod


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