Hirado

Hirado
Hirado
Hirado

Hirado

Hirado
Hirado
Hiraso

Kotemari

Kotemari
Kotemari
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Hirado

Here is hirado at the corner of the garden.
It is used as fence.
It is now full-bloom.

Hirado

Hiraso is continued to up load.
This the picutre from the northern side of house.
Main hiraso is not full-bloom yet.

Kirishima & Hirodo

Upper two are kirishima (white) and hon-hiroshima (red).
Bellow three are Hiradoes.
The flowers are very nice when they still have their buds.

Kinome

Kinome means the young leaves of sansho trees.
It is the familliar spice for us Japanese.
We had takanoko_gohan with kinome a weeks ago.

Asparagus

Here is an asparagus shoot.
It is prepared and served in a number of ways.
It will be served in stir-fired vegitables.

Apricot

The apricot tree bears many fruits this year.
Last year, we made apricot wine and jam.
Let's see how to use so many apricots.

Honkirishima

Honkirishma blooms.
The red color of honkirishima is special.
We got it at pant fair of Hiroshima central park this month.

America-robai

It's black robai.
It's called America-robai or Kurobana-robai.
It is named it's feature looks like robai.

Hirado-tsutuji

Some of hirado trees are in full-bloom.
Their color varies gradually from white to red.
They are all small trees.

Biwa

Biwa berry can be seen.
It will be wraped with paper bags soon.
They will prevent biwa from being attaked by insects.

Hirado-Tsutuji

Hirado begins to bloom.
It has many buds.
It will be soon in full-bloom.

Shiroyamabuki

Shiroamabuki is not so called yababuki.
Yamabuki has yellow flowers.
The flower of shiroyamabuki has four petals, but Yamabuki' s has five.

Ｉｒｉｓ

Iris means rainbow in Greek.
We say also ayame.
It grows up on dry soil.

Rikyuubai

Rikyubai is planted at the front garden.
It is the memorial tree to celebrate the birth of Yukina.
We got it at the plant fair of Hiroshima central park.

Blueberry

Blueberry flowers are bell- shaped.
The flowers of my garden are white.
The trees of my garden are still small.

Pumpkin

Pumpkin sprout comes out.
It was planted in this nursery bed on March 26.
It will be transplanted to the pumkin garden soon.

Uenoike

Go to shobara to see ｍｙ mother.
Stop at Uenoike on my way back home.
Cherry blossoms are at their best.

Nira

Last supper we had nira_no_tamagotoji.
Ｉｔ was tender and tasty.
Ｉｔ'ｓ in season now.

Lilac

Lilac is a typical spring flower in Europe, especially in French.
It is resistant to cold.
It is city flower of Sapporo.

Ohenro

Go to Ohenro.
Visit No.4Dainichiji, No.5Jizoji, No.6Anrakuji and No.7Jishoji.
Cherry blossoms are at it's peak there.
(The photo: No.5Jizoji)
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Yamazakura

Yamazakura is at it's peak.
The beautiful yamazakura seanary can be seen at the mountain back of our house.
Before the house is Yaezakura.

Yamatsutsuji

Yamatsutsuji begins to bloom.
This photo is taken at the mountains side behind our garden.
Hiradotsutuji at the garden has not buds yet.

Ｓｈｏｊｉｎｒｙｏｒｉ

Go to Minedeara in Shimane prefecture with Asahishinnbun asupra members.
Have shojinryori at this temple.
Leave temple go to see cherry blossoms at the bank to Hikawa.

Taranome

Last supper we had fried taranome and yomogi.
Taranome and yomogi were bicked up in our garden.
They were crisy and tasted great.

Potato

The first spout of potato appears.
It was planted on march 3.
It's fine today.

Ichinose_oji

Start the hotel at 5:30 a.m.and wakl through from No.72 Maro_oji site to No.76 Ichinose_oji site.
Reach the Shimo_Ayukawa bus station at 9:30 earlier than the plan by 2.50 hours.
Back home 9:35 p.m.

Kumano_kodo

Arrive at Kii_Tanabe station at 6:16 p.m.
Go for preliminary survey for tomorrow's walking.
Check the load mark of Shimomaro.