Enjoying the start to autumn weather

Lexi's and Abba's recent blog posts of exploring their cities gave me the ganas to do the same. The temperatures have been perfect recently and so it was extra incentive to get out and about.

On Thursday night, after work, a coworker organized an excursion to watch a professional baseball game. This is one of the lower ranked Tokyo teams- the Swallows (so cute) and they were playing the Hiroshima Carp- a much better team. The stadium was small and intimate and we were sitting right next to the cheering section and when the Swallows were up to bat, the fans had a unique clapping cheer for him. At several points everyone knew to bring out their miniature fan umbrellas and wave them in the air to the beat of the chant! Since it had been raining earlier that day, I also had an umbrella (not really the correct size), so I waved it right along with everyone else.

On Saturday, Katy and I explored a new park that boasted a beautiful field of cosmos. The cosmos didn't disappoint! The park was huge- with a large lake with people in small boats. Wide open fields for BBQs and picnics. Plenty of walkers with their little dogs, and even paths for cyclists. We enjoyed catching up and taking in the autumn weather and greenery.