We went with friends to the [Hammond Museum and Japanese Gardens]((https://www.hammondmuseum.org) yesterday…

Tree with grass and circle of stones below.

Stone frog stature on gravel.

Cluster of tree stumps. Trees recently cut down.

Metallic leaf hanging from a wire in front of charred wood. This is a detail from a sculpture.

Tree trunk rising on the right side into a canopy of branches and leaves in the background.

Four trunks in a stand of evergreen trees.

A stand of bamboo.

Closeup of ornamental grass.

Closeup of ornamental grass.

… we then had lunch at Purdy’s The Farmer and the Fish which was excellent!