Friday, February 29, 2008

octopus playground in winter

We consider this "our" playground, as it is a five-minute walk from our apartment and a favorite stop on our way to and from the Ebisu train station. Last week we saw two 20-somethings there rehearsing a scene, scripts in hand. Another time some high-school kids had gathered on top of one of the concrete culverts that's painted to look like a choo-choo train, but the place mainly draws moms and littler kids. Can't wait to see what kinds of flowers and plants (and people) appear when the weather turns warm.


This mom (in photo below) is wearing a miniskirt, tights, thigh-high socks and furry boots, a very common outfit among women of all ages here (though the boots are not always furry). Those are my kids hanging on the (scary) monkey bars in the background.

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