we will, we will, rock you at Koshien, "street live", a waterfall and...sakura

well, i arrived a week ago but the most important thing is the high school baseball game on tv right now. it is the bottom of the 14th and the score is tied
at 3-3. the sayonara runner is on 3rd with one out. if he scores Kagoshima wins.
and Kyoto goes home...hard hit ball to right field but the runner is held at 3rd as the right fielder throws a lazer strike to home...as he did back in the 8th. what will happen? i went to Koshien two days ago and saw two exciting games both ending in 1-0 scores. back to this game, a short fly into the left field foul area and...the left fielder dives and makes the 3rd out. on to the 15 inning. but for me it is time for dinner. tonite`s special is nabe or nabemono. more later.
later is here. dinner was delicious. as for the game, it was called a draw
after 15 innings and will be started or replayed as the first game on the schedule for sunday morning. i think i will go to see it live. and speaking of live i went to see the regular thursday night at Senri-chuo PAL Street live. 5 very entertaining musicians performed from 4pm until 7pm. each singer/guitarist played a few songs and then the next and so and so until each had played two sets.
they were all very good but my favorites were Ryo and Kamata Junko who i saw several times last year.

today i walked to Minoo taki (waterfall). Noriko`s Father went to his senior Day Care center which allowed Noriko a little break as it did on wednesday for his first day back since feeling under the weather. Noriko had to go to her friday school, St. Thomas University for some back to school preparations and i walked to the waterfall again. it is always a nice walk for me. today the trail on the opposite side of the stream was open so i took the path less traveled. i was hoping to meet an o-saru-san (wild monkey) on the path but none today.

and finally, the sakura (cherry blossoms) are starting to bloom. i took a few photos two days ago, more yesterday and a few more today. the mountain cherry blossom trees are not in bloom yet but the wild mountain camellias are.