Proverb 5

Everybody's business is nobody's business.

It means everyone should have a sense of responsibility if he or she is not to be blamed for that.

This is a significant remark especially for the government officials these days in Japan.



The flower is 'aster' or 'e-zo-gi-ku' in Japanese.

Harvest moon

Last night was the fifteenth night and FULL MOON or HARVEST MOON.
It is the most beautiful moon of the year.

But regrettably, it was cloudy in this district.
I couldn't see the moon at all.

These are 'tsu-ki-mi-da-n-go' or rice cakes offerd to the moon.