Today was one of the most beautiful days on earth.  These photos are all of the the Japanese Garden, with an emphasis on the azaleas.

Check out this living wall of blooming azaleas.  Check out the reflection of the same flowers in the water.

Another angle.

And the wall again.  Did you ever see a more beautiful walkway?

The garden is at its peak right now.  There are flowering shrubs everywhere you look.

See what I mean?

The koi are coming out of hibernation (seriously, did you know they hang at the bottom of the water all winter and don’t eat?), and people love to watch them from the zig-zag bridge as above.

The azaleas look even more lovely from below the wisteria arbor.

The water lilies are waking up too.  They aren’t blooming yet, but they are growing up from the bottom of the pool.

It seems like most of the azaleas are pink, but some are yellow.  You know what, I don’t love azaleas.  I like them.  But they are so lush and so vibrant here that I find them too gaudy.

Here are some in pumpkin orange.

Happy weekend!