Garden of the Local Lord;

    *Visited "Mouri Residence" and its Garden*

After the Meiji Restoration (around 1867; the period of modernization in which aspects of Western systems and culture were adopted to Japan), former local lord called Mouri "毛利" constructed the beautiful garden which completed in 1916.  I posted only the walkway here for Tex's meme as it was too late to get into that day.

Last week, I visited this place taking the chance seeing my aunts and uncle living in the same city.  It wasn't a good day for phto-taking, raining slightly on and off :-)    It is a sweet memory I saw my late uncle who was a gardener working here when young. 

（The stone lanterns in the frame of the header are from the garden)

             This first picture was taken from inside the garden viewing the residence;

Walkway from the parking lot to the first entrance

       

There is a big pond on the way and luckily my husband found Blue Heron. 
(Yes, the birds I can find are limited  :-) 

              This Butterfly kept flying and didn't stay put for me (^^;)

    The first two pictures below is the gate of the garden both from outside and inside.

This is the restroom with comfortable atmosphere.

There is a museum inside; taking pictures are not allowed there.
Here is the enlarged picture showing the family crests of Mouri on partition.

Linking this post to "Outdoor Wednesday", NF Trees n Bushes, 

WATW, and "Good Fences",

Happy I won't be busy except weeding and visiting my cousin meeting her newborn granddaughter♪  Just worrying about the typhoon which seems coming directly.  

Thank you very much for stopping by; I always appreciate your sweet visits;

(About my header; sorry if unmatched, changed for the newest post）

 Love to you all, xoxo Miyako*