A walk around the neighborhood 07

This is one of the junctions on the power grid for this area. It is next to the river and across from my apartment building (on the right). You can see that one of the power lines passes near our place. We can see the line from our living room window.
Without moving from the spot where I took the above picture and turning just a little, the view improves greatly. This is typical of Japan. In one direction there will be a fantastic view, but in a slightly different direction there may be power lines, a factor, or even a dump. You learn to be very selective about what you look at.
At this point I am almost exactly opposite my apartment. The river become quite shallow. During most of the year these rapids are hidden and sometimes there are even large fish in this area.
On this day, at the bend where the river swings around our building, there was a large gathering of ducks. The birds like this part of the river because the houses are back from the bank, giving them a bit of peace and quiet.