１２月１４日
我家の庭の紅葉。
今年は二週間くらい遅れているようだ。
柔らかな陽射しを浴びてとても美しい。
一年中、花に恵まれて過ごせる日々を
御近所の方々も一緒に愛でて下さるのは
我等老夫婦にとって一番の幸である
The colored leaves of the garden of our home.
２ weeks seem to be delayed this year.
The leaves take gentle sunlight and are very beautiful.
It is our happiness that we are the best for enjoying days to be able to spend being blessed with flowers with neighboring people for an old couple throughout the year.
１２月１０日
本格的な寒さに向かう庭、冬の小さな花々が開き始めた。
山茶花。柔らかな冬の光に桃色の花が輝いている。
石苔。昔、ミセスが実家から移して以来暫くは良く咲いたが
この頃は、わずかになってしまい淋しい事だ。
千両。庭のあちらこちらに群生している。
千両の実、日毎朱色が深まって美しい。
御正月飾りにたっぷり使えそうで嬉しい事だ。
年の瀬に、何軒かのお宅に差し上げるのが年中行事になっている。
In the garden heading towards the true chill of winter, small flowers have begun to bloom.
Sazanka. The peach-colored flowers are shining in the soft winter light.
Stone moss. In the past, it used to bloom well since Mrs. moved it from her parents' house.
These days, however, it has become scarce, which is a lonely thing.
Senryō . It grows abundantly all over the garden.
The Senryō fruits deepen in vermilion day by day and become beautiful.
It's delightful that there seems to be plenty to use for New Year decorations.
At the year-end, it has become a custom to give some to several friends.
晩秋から初冬へと移ろう季節、庭の片隅には
小さな花が咲き継ぐ。
元々は嵯峨菊だったのが、我家の庭で数年たつうちにこの様に変わって来た。
野紺菊。
野草に近いのであろう、ここ数年の間に庭中に広がってしまった。
Seasons transition from late autumn to early winter, and in a corner of the garden,
small flowers bloom.
Originally, they were Sagi Kiku (Japanese aster), but over the past few years in our garden, they have transformed into photo.
Nokon Kiku (wild chrysanthemum)Resembling wildflowers, they have bloomed throughout the garden in recent years.
１１月２３日
秋の陽射しをたっぷり浴びて、檸檬が色付き始めた。
今年も百五十個余のレモンが実って倖せ！！
或る年、鉢植えの物を結婚記念日に植えて三十年位経つが
今や、五メートルを超す大樹となった。
Basking in the autumn sunlight, the lemons have begun to take on color.
This year, more than a hundred and fifty lemons have borne fruit, bringing happiness!
In a certain year, a potted lemon tree was planted on the anniversary of marriage,
and now, after around thirty years, it has grown into a towering tree exceeding five meters in height.
１１月１０日
十一月とは思えないような暑さが続く中、庭では小さな花々が咲き継いでいる。
＊白雪姫
白い花の白雪姫が主流のようだが我家のはピンク。
＊チェリーセージ
我家のハーブ園では、三十年位休まずに咲いてくれる。
地植えにしていたらどんなに大きくなった事かと思うけれど、鉢植えも良き哉である。
＊Snow White
While the Snow White seems to be white flowers, ours is pink.
*Cherry Sage
In our herb garden, it has been blooming for about thirty years.
I imagine how much it would have grown if planted in the ground, but being potted is also a good thing.
１０月２９日
秋の美しい陽射しを浴びて、庭のあちらこちらに
ちいさな花たちが咲ている。
秋明菊 Japanese Anemone. 貴船菊とも言われている。
水引草 Persicaria Filiformis
杜鵑 Satsuki Azalea
Under autumn beautiful sunlight, small flower are blooming at many places of our garden.
１０月１３日
夏の終りと秋の訪れが行ったり来たりしているような
日。それにしても今年の気候はミステリアスだ。
ゼフィランサスが咲き始めた。花数はとても少ないが、真っ白な花の愛らしさは
とても素晴らしい。
夏を惜しむかのように、花は小さくなってしまったが、ダリアが咲き継ぐ。
A summer end and autumn arrival.
Still, the climate of this year is a mystery weather.
Zephyranthes has begun to bloom.
There is very little number of the flowers, but the loveliness of the pure white flower is splendid at all.
The flower has become small as I regret summer, but a Dahlia blooms.
１０月３日
此の秋、どちらでも彼岸花の開花が随分遅れたと聞いているが、我家でも二週間ほど
遅れて白彼岸花が咲き始めた。
ミセス・マスダが短歌の友人Oさん―当時Oさんは９３歳だったーから球根を頂いて以来
二十年余り、毎年美しい花を見せてくれる。
This autumn, I've heard that the blooming of red spider lilies has been considerably delayed in either location, and at our home as well, the white spider lilies started blooming about two weeks late.
Since Mrs. Masuda received bulbs from her 93-year-old friend O-san, a tanka poet, more than twenty years ago, they have shown us beautiful flowers every year.
９月２５日
秋彼岸も過ぎようとしている今日は、ヒンヤリとした朝を迎えている。
庭先では今夏の猛暑を見事に成長したコリウス「ファイア」と「ときめき」が
秋を告げている。
Today, as autumn approaches, it was a cool morning.
The Coleus plants, "Fire" and "Excitement," which splendidly endured the scorching heat of this summer, are announcing the arrival of autumn.
９月２０日
今夏、真夏日は８７日続いたそうだ。そして、漸くその夏の終りも見えてきたようだ。
此処二週間余り、朝顔は「種属」を残す営みなのであろう、狂ったように咲き続く。
It seems that there were 87 consecutive days of summer heat this summer. Finally, it appears that the end of this summer is approaching.For the past two weeks or so, morning glories continue to bloom relentlessly, as if driven by the desire to leave behind their "species."
８月１４日
高砂百合があちらこちらで咲き始めた。
勝手口・物干し竿の下・裏庭等々、群れではなく、何故か一本、二本と
咲いている。
朝顔の花との写真のこの色合いは涼しい。
The Takasago lilies have started to bloom here and there.
They are not clustered, but for some reason, one or two are blooming
under the kitchen entrance, by the laundry pole, and in the backyard, and so on.
The color combination in the photo with the morning glory flowers feels refreshing.
７月３１日
この暑さにハイビスカスは機嫌良く咲き続けている。
二段に咲く珍しい品種だ。
毎日一輪ずつ咲く。丈を詰めれば一度にもう少し沢山さくのかしらん？
In this heat, the hibiscus is blooming exceptionally well.
It is a rare variety that blooms in two layers.
Every day, one flower blooms at a time. I wonder if we could get even more flowers at once by trimming its height a bit?"
７月２１日
七月二十日、夕顔初花二輪。
これは嬉しい。夜の闇に美しい香りが充ちて
とても幸せな時間が流れる。
ミセス・マスダは母親がとても好んだ花だったから、私も
一番好きな花だと言う。
On July twentieth, the evening glory blooms with its first two flowers.
This makes Mrs.Masuda happy. A beautiful fragrance fills the darkness of the night,
and a very joyful time passes by.
Her mother used to love this flower very much, so she also
say it is her favorite flower.
７月９日
知らないうちに実生の朝顔が、印度デイゴの枝に
蔓を絡めて成長していた。
今朝がた、これも初花を見せた。四つ並んで咲いた。ゴージャス！！
昨夏、藍色だった朝顔、今年は濃い紫に咲いた。
これはこれで良い。
Morning glories, which I didn't even realize were growing, had entwined their vines around the branches of an Indian coral tree.
This morning, they revealed their first blooms as well. Four blossoms bloomed side by side. Gorgeous!
Last summer, the morning glories were blue, but this year they bloomed in a deep purple color.
That's just fine as it is.
７月１日
文月朔日、早朝、梅雨空の下、朝顔初花を見る事が出来た。
これは嬉しい。
何か所か朝顔を育てているので、これからは朝の庭が愉しみだ。
On the first day of July, in the early morning, beneath the rainy season sky, I was able to see the first blooming morning glory.
I am delighted by this.
Since I am growing morning glories in several places, I am looking forward to enjoying my garden in the mornings from now on.
