i already mentioned that i am slightly infatuated with the japanese maples or acers and was very pleased to see them in such liberal abundance - even in the city centres of tokyo & kyoto.

and i may have taken just a few photos of them. well, when i counted, there were eighty three!

i managed (with difficulty) to whittle that eighty three down to ten of my absolute favourites, five of which i've posted today. the remaining five i'll post tomorrow.

if you're not an acer fan, it might be advisable to take a two day siesta from caitriona.net ;)

ps. i've just noticed that the fifth of the ten acers makes 800 posts. yay! see aren't acers fabulous!?