ヒガンバナの葉っぱだよ

やあ　みんな　新年おめでとう。
この写真の草が　何だか　わかるかな？
ヒガンバナの葉っぱだよ。
秋に咲く　まっ赤な花は　よく知られているけど　葉っぱを知っている人は　少ないよね。
冬から春にかけて　枯れ草の中で　ひっそりと　生きるんだよ。
春の盛りや　夏に　たくさんの強い草たちと競い合うのではなく　だれもいない　厳しい冬の間に　枯れ草に守られて　太陽エネルギーを　ひとりじめするんだ。
弱い者の　たくましさだね。ぼく　泣けちゃうよ。
ちなみに　写真は　シロバナヒガンバナだよ。アカバナは　もっと緑が濃いよ。
じゃあね。
さようなら。



Happy New Year!
It's very cold this winter.
At the end of last year, we went to Grandma Roko's Garden to get some red fruits.
But we couldn't find any of them.
We visited there in November and found a lot of deep glossy red fruits.
I've never seen such beautiful red fruits.
Grandma Roko expected they would be nice for the New Year flower arrangement.
But they were all gone because of the birds.
I think the food for birds is not enough in the woods.
Grandma Roko thoroughfuly disappointed in disappearance of fruits and felt sorry for the birds.
But it makes me happy to show you the rare picture of cluster amaryllies leaves.
Have nice 2015!
See you.
January 3, 2015.