Stay Positive😉 - Lotus, Turtle, Carp in Shinobazu Pond, and Betendo Temple 不忍池辯天堂の蓮、亀、そして鯉

Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This is a lotus flower which caught my eye first in the Shinobazu no ike pond near the Ueno park. I didn't expect to see such a beautiful flower, so it gave me a lovely surprise!

The pink stood out ピンクが清冽

Lotus leaves in Shinobazu no ike pond 不忍池

The Shinobazu no ike pond has not only lotus flowers but also many other family members (?), including turtles🐢 doing sumo and too friendly carp🐟 !!

You ready to fight? はっけよい！

Too friendly!! 人慣れしすぎ！

Basking in the sun 亀も日向ぼっこ

It was a beautiful day, but "chozuya," a place to wash the mouths and hands of visitors to purify themselves before entering the shrine was closed due to Covid-19. 

Chozuya was closed 手水舎は使えませんでした

Shinobazu no ike pond Bentendo temple 不忍池辯天堂

Everyone hopes everything goes back to normal soon!!
 コロナ、早く収束しますように！

Covid-19 cases in Japan have been increasing day by day, exceeding 350, being expected to reach 400 or even 800 in a week or so. I've been working from home without going out for non-essential reasons for the last five months, and it's been really tough for me to just stay home. That made me think hard about how I can enjoy weekends without being infected, and I decided to leave home early to come back before the place gets crowded.  

The strategy went well. I enjoyed the Ueno Park and surrounding areas, including such beautiful pond and temple and was able to come back home around 10:30 a.m. 

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上野の不忍池辯天堂です。早朝行ってきました。蓮の花、相撲の試合中の亀🐢、気持ち悪いぐらい人慣れしている鯉🐟、そして青い空、とてもきれいでした。

その後、おうちでお昼寝（朝寝？）しました。朝活なんて全く興味がなかったのですが、コロナになってまさかの朝活。人と会うことはできませんが、知恵を絞ってできる範囲で楽しみたいと思っています🙂

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