Home again

 Walking along the riverside, I found this strange looking tree. In general trees are severely trimmed back twice a year, spring and fall. After a few year, they start looking like this.

 A rice paddy in front of some houses has been harvested and all that is left are the stubs where the stalks were cut.

 This monument is on the grounds of a school and the little plaque says that it commemorates the building of the school.

This color display is at the back of the supermarket that is across the street from our apartment.