A bit of harmless fun (Coke and Mentos at Ashiyahama)

Today, I had an unexpected day off—term, it turns out doesn't start till Thursday, and Julian is still on his winter vacation. For a long time, he's wanted to do the Mentos-in-Coke experiment, which was easy to grant and to facilitate. But I didn't want to mess up the garden, so we took the dog and headed off to the beach at Ashiyayama. It's a beautiful Spring day and the first of the many sakura are out. So everything worked well: not only did the experiment yield the desired result, but we got stunning shots of the blossoms, a near empty beach, and pizza on a terrace afterwards.