Can you see the men clipping the pine tree in this picture? They were clipping the pine trees at Jindai Botanical Gardens today.
No wooden ladders! I was shocked and saddened.
When I first saw this man, he was sprawled out on several branches. He was cutting a few pine needles at a time. It looked like he was trimming hair.
Pine needles had fallen all over the ground. They looked like they had been there for a while.
When I was walking through the pine trees, the clock in the rose garden started to chime a tune. At first I thought it was "Here Comes the Bride" but then I realized it was "O Christmas Tree".
Later when I was leaving the gardens, I noticed a small soba (noodle) shop outside the gate. It is called matsu no ki, the Pine Tree. That is a pine needle design on the lamp.
It's amazing how round are these pines clipped, they seem like big bonsais! Where I live (Catalonia, Spain), people is not so meticulous clipping trees, especially not with pines! They grow as they wish.
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