Sunday, September 30, 2007

Cauliflower


Cauliflowers planted on Sptember 18.
Everdy they are given watering.
They will be in season from October to December.

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Miyagino-hagi

Miyagino-hagi (above) that overhang the ground.
Shiro-hagi (below) is a kind of miyagino-hagi.
Yama-hagi is like miyagino-hagi, but stands upright.

Friday, September 28, 2007

Hakusai


Hakusai is seeded several days ago.
But all sprouts are eated by small loucust.
Here are hakusai plants bought from the garden shop.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Komatsuna


Komatsuna spouts are seen on the garden.
It was seeded several days ago.
Watering is neccessary every from seeding under long spell of fine weather.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Higanbana

Go to see higanbana at Kisa, Miyoshi.
This is the birthplace of artist Okuda Genso, where we go around his first home.
On my way back, visit at Okuda Genso museum in Miyoshi.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Ryutra

Go to Kure by bus with Ryuta from Karuga to Kureeki via toge.
Drop in Social Security Agency submitting the documment.
Back to Karuga by JR with Ryuta.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Shinpaku


Trim the other shinpaku, right side one from living room.
Several hours per a tree is neccessary for timming.
Toast with beer seeing trimmed Shinpaku trees.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Ohagi


Ohagi is served at autumnal higan.
Ohagi come from the flower hage.
The flower of hage is now at full bloom.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Shinpaku


Trim shinpaku.
Hand trimming is good for shinpaku.
Iron scissors makes shinpaku leaves turn rusty color.

Friday, September 21, 2007

Chiso


Aochiso
Aochiso
Aochiso

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Chocho


Shijimi?
Shijimi?
Shijimi?

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Chocho

Two ageha chos (swallow tail butterflies) are playful in mint garden.
The lingering heat of summer is intense today.
The chocho is uploaded for the sencond successive day.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Chocho


This butterfly is called komisuji
misuji means three lines.
We can see white three lines on the feather.

Monday, September 17, 2007

Akinasu

Where did it come from "Akinasu wa yome ni kuwasuna."
The mouse is ocassionaly called yome in ancient times.
Ancient documents, kanazoshi describes " protect akinasun-kasuzuke from yome ( the mouse)."

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Chiso


This year ume are not pickled.
So chiso is not planted.
This is self-seeded chiso.

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Toyohira


Climb Mt.Ryuzuyama.
Visit at Dongrimura and have Zarusoba.
This is soba-flower near Dongrimura.

Friday, September 14, 2007

Kabosu


kabosu is famous for the special local produt of Oita.
It' s good for making juice or adding to shochu.
It's now under steady growing.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Ichijiku


Ichijikus are reaped poor harvest for several years.
They will not grow ripen this year, too.
This one cann't be able to eat.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Sion


The flower of sion blooms in the begining of full-fledged autum.
It's name comes from violet.
It has another name "jugoyaso"

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Susuki


This is Yahazu-Susuki that has stripes on leaves.
Yahazu-susuki is uploaded before.
Now it blooms.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Boke

There are two types of boke, blooming in September and blooming spring.
Usually no boke blooms in summer.
This may blooming out of season.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Shumeigiku


Shumeigiku begins to bloom.
Shumei means literally autum and bright.
Night and early morning are becoming cool.

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Mother


Go back to my native home for looking after my mother and the house.
Sketch may mother 98.
She said "Arigato" seeing the picture.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Yuzu


Yuzu fruit is now green.
Green yuzu is called "Aoyuzu".
It may use now as spice or condiment.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Cleaner

The new vaccume cleaner came home from mail-order house.
It's German-made produt Miele (¥69,000).
Miele is our favorite cleaner we are using.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Clematis


Clematis is uploaded on May.
Cutting stems appropriately , then it blooms again on July or on September.
This bloomed this morning.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Hanmyo


Hanmyo acts as a guide.
It's writrten by kanji "spotted cats".
It's not easy to take a photo.

Monday, September 3, 2007

Tea berry

The tea berry is generally in disuse.
There is one of kamon described the tea berry.
Tea tree is imported as valuable medicine a long time ago.

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Takanotsume


Takanotsume is under drying.
It is japanese traditional spices.
The name comes from hawk's talons.

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Gennoshoko


It's drug plant known from acient times.
Gennnoshoko means to draw a conclusion from evidence.
It is used for tea.