A Japanese Garden

In the middle of the vast and crazy metropolitan area of Los Angeles is a tiny acre of serenity.  It is the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden located on the campus of California State University, Long Beach.  It is inspired by the Imperial Gardens in Tokyo.  Every tree, flower, statue and stone is significant.  It is truly a study in perfection.  The afternoon I strolled its manicured walkway, a group of children were feeding the koi in the garden's central pond.

It is an oasis of order within chaos.  Silence within cacophony.  A slice of nature nestled within a web of concrete freeways.