More on waking the dog at the Japanese Garden

We have such a good dog. 

We can take him anywhere. And he behaves.

So, I took him for a walk at the Japanese Gardens. It's a place in San Antonio, near the zoo, where the Japanese caretaker of an estate decided to put together something that reminded him of home. It was just after the turn of the century. The prior century, that is.

While bluebonnets and other flowers are now in bloom along the freeways around here,

at the gardens, sub-tropical banana plants are showing their new leaves.

Meanwhile, my dog patiently waits as I snap a few pics

and seems entertained watching the koi swimming in the pond.

But what he particularly liked was the colorful flowers.

Can't say I blame him. They are quite colorful.

There's a lot of pollen lying on their petals

but, that doesn't seem to bother him at all.