Friday's English (Plane Trees/Shinjuku Gyoen)

Sorry I'm not writing much these days. Well, I'm not writing much here, but I'm writing elsewhere... ;-) Let me know if you're angry and want me to write more here - and want me to write more in Japanese. :-o

I went to pick up my paycheck today. Then wandered into Shinjuku Gyoen. I always go back to the "French Formal Garden" and imagine that I'm in the Luxembourg Garden in Paris. (If I were in Paris, maybe I would imagine being in Shinjuku Gyoen!) I like the Sycamore trees there (plane trees). Especially now in winter with no leaves, they give me the feeling of Europe and winter and make me nostalgic (懐かしい).

I had seen them before, but today I saw the parrots(?) again(ワカケホンセイインコ). I was sitting on a bench in the French Garden area and heard them. Then they flew and perched on the sycamore tree near me. One of the parrots went into a hole in the tree. I think they have a nest there. It made me happy to see them and it reminded me of my ex-girlfriend who had a parakeet (インコ).

PS: apparently, Shinjuku Gyoen has a webcam!