common cattail
Recently, degraded farmland can be seen here and there.
There are various reasons.
FArmers become old and can no longer cultivate, rice price is not worth the lavor, machines are very expensive and so on.
As a result, scenery around us became like this.
The beautiful scenery of rice fields covered with fluttering ears of rice is gradually disappearing.
mandarin orange
Hassaku orange
I planted mandarin orange, Hassaku orange and Sudachi in my vegetable garden about two and a half years ago.
They managed to grow during the next year.
But Sudachi was withered the year before last, mandarin orange last year, and Hassaku this year.
The new fresh leaves were eaten by insects.
Today, I found mandarin orange and Hassaku sprouts in the in the weeds.
I was surprised a little.
The fields planted with flowers, vegetables and these trees are covered with grasses.
I couldn't catch up with pulling out these grasses, so I cut them with a sickle.
I was happy to find these treasures.
I want them to overcome the heat of this summer and keep growing until they bear fruits.
”I took this pcture from outside of the window”
2.5 years old Fuku is relaxing in the cardboard nail sharpner.
Fuku's parents, Tora and Mini are waiting for food at the entrance of a nearby house.
They are homeless, but they are free and fine.
About a month ago, Mini came to the house with a cute kitten. 
We see Mini everyday, but she doesn't come with the kitten after that.
What happend to it ?
I was prezented ”Henon bamboo” from my neighbor.
It took a long time to remove the bamboo bark.
They are green and white.
Henon bamboos don't have lye, so we can eat them without boiling.
But I boiled them just in case.
I had rice bran, so I added it too and boiled them for about 10 minutes.
I am cooling down them and I will wash away tomorrow morning.
To tell the truth, I have never cooked Henon bamboo, so I am worring about cooking this a little.
(Left) shallots pickled today
(Right) shallots pickled last year
I was delivered washed shallots grown in Tottri prefecture from co-op.
I soaked them in shallot vinegar.
They are ｄelicious with curry rice.
Last year, shallots were too small and this year, they are too big.
Donkey tail、Burro tail
This succulent plant has some flowers now.
I took some pictures of this plant with my smartphone, but I didn't know it's name.
So I looked it up with Goocle Lens, and I knew It is " Donkey tail or Burro tail".
It is "Ta-ma-tu-zu-ri" in Japanese.
It is very useful, isn't it ? 
Swallows in flight over paddy fields.
Are they catching worms?
It was difficult to take this picture.
Excuse me for changing the subject.
"I borrowed this picture from the internet"
My husband found it on the hallway of the toiletroom last night.
I was so horrified.
He got rid of it with Kinchol for Centipede.
I saw a big one in tatami room about a month ago.
This is the 4th time that I saw a centipede in this season.
I must be careful about these worms for the time being.
This is the sunset of yesterday evening.
Pink sky was refrekted in the rice paddies filled with water in preperation for rice planting.
I thought it woud be sunny tomorrow, but it was cloudy most of the day.
Hydrangea macrophylla
June is the season of hydragea and there are verious kinds of hyｄrangeas.
My daughter prezented this flower to me on a mother's day a few years ago.
I planted the flower in the alley and it grew like this.
Okuraleaf hydrangea
heart-leaved houttuynia, Fish Mint
I made Dokudami tincture by soaking the flower in alcohol last year.
It is useful when I am attacked by mosquitoes.
I did the same with it's leaves, but Ihaven't used it yet.
It seems to be lotion that is gentle on the skin.
Swallows are warming eggs in the eaves of the barn.
It seems that they are having a hard time with the lack of places to make nests these days.
They are making their best to protekt eggs from external threats such as crows and snakes.
I hope they grow and leave the nest safely.
pond of lotus
My daily life is calm and a day, a week, a month and a year go by like an arrow.
In some sense, this may be a thankful thing.
As you know, there are lots of problems in the world and in Japan.
Though I don't know how they will turn out, I wish they will change for the better.
2023 Hanamatsuri(Kanbutsu-e)
This time, words of a bulletin board is
"If you forgive everything,
you will feel at ease."
Japanese wisteria
It’s the season of fresh green leaves are everywhewe.
The leaves in the hills are budding and changing beautifully day by day.
While I was wondering what to post, it became an "abandoned blog".
It seemed that there was nothing to write.
It was a daily life without a big change.
I become " the latter-stage elderly" from tomorrow.
I become very old but admirable?
narcissus
The 29th person I lent ＄25 is a woman named Genesis Dayana in Ecuador.
She is a veterinarian and her husband is also a veterinarian and sells pesticides, fertilizers, pesticides, and bird and pig feed.
This time she applied for a $350 loan to Kiva to buy vaccines, medicines, fertilizers and pesticides.
Her repayment period is 8 months.
This is my page.
Wintersweet
This time, words of a bulletin board is
"Don't work too much, don't bring to naught, don't be lazy.
Walk step by step with dignity"
“Fuku” that became one of my daughter's family became 2 years old at the end of last year.
She is about 23 years old in human terms.
She was a homeles cat, but she became a nice house one.
She may not be able to live in the wild anymore.
She is very spoiled, lonely and scared.
When I go to her house to meet her, she comes up to me and says, "Groom me ! Let's play with me !"
Please live long and heal us ! 
