Clematis

Clematis is just before blooming.
It will open up today in the mornig hours.
Clematis means vine in Greek.

Hassaku

Hassku has many flowers.
Innoshima, Hiroshima is it's originated place.
Hassaku means August 1 in the lunar calendar.

Kabocha

Pumpkins unbeded a few days ago.
Now it stands alone.
There are about 15 pumpkin plants in the garden.

Hirado

The hirado-tsutuji is it's peak.
It comes about a week earlier than last year.
It fairly good this year.

Potato

Potatoes are growing steadly.
They are furrowed.
Big harvest will be expected.

strawberry

Open field strawberries are going to ripe.
They are expected to be overly abundant this year.
They are growing without any use of pesticides.

Seri

Last year seiri was planted by sachiko.
Now it grows and keeps green.
Early April is it's best season.

Takenoko

First bamboo shoot of this season was cooked yesterday.
And bamboo shoot rice was served for supper.
Two bamboo shoots were digged by Sachiko in the back yard bush.

Hirado

Hirado is just before full-bloom.
It is right time to enjoy viewing.
Flowers have fresh and youthful skins.

Fresh greenary maple

Maple leaves are freshly green.
Tender geen of maple is special as well as tinted one.
The rain stops now.

Calla

The word calla is derived from Greek term for beautiful.
It's origin is Shouth Africa.
It came to Japan in the Edo era.

Tomato

Yesterday, Got tomato five plants at plant shop, Maeda.
And they are planted.
Two are sweet and three are rather sour.

Amerika-Robi

It's another name is Kurobana-robai.
It' back and looks like robai.
It's origin is north America.

Kirishima

It was rainy last night.
Kirishima at the front gate got wet.
It's now in full swing.

Hoshinegi (Dried leek)

Cut leek's head flower, "negibozu."
Tie in bunch and hang them on bamboo bars.
They will plant in autum.

Kinusaya-endo

Flowers reminds us Mendel's Law.
It will be cooked with eggs.
Tamgotoji is it's popular recipe.

Kirishimatsutuji

It is rainy now, this mornig.
Kiraishima is in the rain.
It's red color is special.

Hiradotsutsuji

It began to bloom yesterday.
This morning severel flowers open up.
Now hirado is going to be in season at the garden.

Dodantsutsuji

It's flower is like a lighthouse.
So it was called todaitsutuji.
Todaitsutuji changed to Dodantsutuji.

Lilac

Lilac is English name.
In French they call it lilas.
So we say it "rairakku" or "rira" in Japanese.

Uenokoen

Sakura in Uenokoen.
Had hanami with Emiko and Sachiko.
It was full-bloomed.

Shiroyamabuki

It is just before bloom.
Tomorrow it will open.
Go to Shobara.

Iwakuni

Yesterday went to Iwakuni.
Visit Chiyo Uno's birth place.
Had lunch at Hangetsuan.

Kirishimatsutsuji

Kirishimatsutsuji starts to bloom.
It's red color is special.
It will be in full bloom late in this month.

Iris

Iris means rainbow in Greek.
It was a bud yesterday.
It opens this morning.

Kinomi

Yong leaves of sansho tree is called kinome.
It was used ganishing for Kaisekiryori.
Berries are boiled in soy sauce.

Mise_no_watashi

Come back home from Iseji walking.
This is stone pass of Umagoetoge which walked yesterday.
Walked from Misedani to Owase about 70km for 2 days.

Heihoutoge

Go to Owase from Nagashima.
Pass over Heihoutoge.
Furusato can be seen through full-bloomed sakura.

Otakikyo

Go to Nagashima from Misedani.
Pass through Otaki ravine.
Now Sakura is it's best.

Misedani

Stay at Misedani, Iseji.
Tomorrow will go over Miseszaka_toge.
This is shidarezakura near the entance of toge.