Autumn maples and exposed branches reflect on the surface of a lily-studded pond in the heart of the Imperial Gardens, Tokyo, Japan. The intersection of surface lily patterns, branches, leaves, and ripples is like a Monet, to my eye.

I was wandering under the eaves of some tall trees at the edge of the water features when I happened to glance toward one of the ponds right as the light shifted. I couldn't quite believe it was real, but I imagine some clever master gardener mind knew a viewer might see this very scene some years into the future...

I hope folks are enjoying the week so far! Family will be visiting in a couple weeks, and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone and cooking some holiday turkey molé tamales. I grew the corn this summer for making the tamale dough, and I also want to bake some squash and apple pies, make a few sourdough boules, and smoke some coho. Pot pies sound like an awfully tempting idea as well. It might be nice to do some photography in the Park too. Not working is grand, isn't it?

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Make:	NIKON CORPORATION
Model:	NIKON D750
Exposure:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture:	f/11.0
ISO Speed:	640
Focal Length:	120 mm
Lens:	24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0