たばこの気持ち

日暮里のホテル大会場で、来賓として紹介され、久しぶりにビビりました

そのあと、これまた久しぶりに谷中霊園に立ち寄り、どうやら今年のザクロは豊作だなぁ、百日紅も満開、大仏様も変わらずに凛々しいお姿だなぁ

I was introduced as a guest of honor at a hotel convention hall in Nippori, and for the first time in a long time, I was scared!

After that, I dropped by Yanaka Cemetery for the first time in a long time, and found that the pomegranates were in full bloom this year, and the Great Buddha was as dignified as ever.

木の実の話の続きです

「ヨッツズミより、ハチマキブドウの方がうまい😋と思うけど」と私が言ったら、兄は「ハチマキブドウは、ブルーベリー🫐の一種なので、果実酒には向かない」と断言しました

ハチマキブドウとは、福島県東白川郡塙町の呼び方で、一般的には「ナツハデ」と言います

私はそのまま食べるなら、ヨツズミよりもナツハデが好きでした

そんなことを思い出しながら、横浜の自宅近くを歩いていたら、ナツハデの植栽が偶然、目にとまりました

実がなっていたら食べようと思って、枝の先を見たら、この暑さのせいか実が萎びていました。たしかにブルーベリーに似た、ナツハデの実を何十年ぶりかに、私は食べてみたいと思ったのです

Continuing the story about nuts

When I said, "I think Hachimaki grapes taste better than Yotsuzumi😋," my brother declared, "Hachimaki grapes are a type of blueberry🫐, so they are not suitable for fruit wine."

Hachimaki grapes are the name of Hanawa Town, Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, and are commonly called "Natsuhade."

If I were to eat them raw, I would prefer Natsuhade to Yotsuzumi.

Remembering this, I was walking near my house in Yokohama when I happened to notice a Natsuhade plantation.

I thought I would eat the fruit if it was ripe, but when I looked at the tip of the branch, the fruit was wilted, probably because of the heat. It was indeed similar to blueberries, and I wanted to try eating the fruit of Natsuhade for the first time in decades.