A cinder - path winds along by the side of the pool. It is off the beaten track and few pass this way even by day, so at night it is still more quiet. Trees grow thick and bosky all around the pool, with willows and other trees I cannot name by the path. On nights when there is no moon the track is almost terrifyingly dark, but tonight it was quite clear, though the moonlight was pale.
a fairly large courtyard filled with sunshine .bamboo chairs ,flowery cushions ,a small table , cups of tea , several pictorials, a vase of wintersweets ,several pots of evergreen plants lining the south wall, a canary in its cage