Magnolias, ovens & a dog

Recently, early one morning (before 9am) we drove to a place in the mountains where monkeys live the hills...

Our purpose was to smell the strong aroma of the blooming Magnolia flowers...

Takayama-san (Mr) is a ceramic artist & his office is impressive...

We ate oishii fresh food from Takayama-san's (Mrs) garden...

The dog barked continuously but hid under the ceramic display cottage whenever approached...

Tomoko-san bought me a beautiful sake cup for my birthday!