今日は二十四節気で「小雪」・・・紅葉から落葉へ

　今日は二十四節気の一つ「小雪」です。実際、太陽は動きませんが、公転してる私たちの地球から見る今日の太陽の位置は「さそり座」の鋏付近です。日中は眩しくて見えません。しかし、大平原や砂漠において日没後であれば「さそり座」の尾が見えるでしょう。

　地球が反時計回りに公転していることから、今日の太陽は春分点から東へ２４０°移動した位置に見え、そこは赤経１６ｈです。

　冬至になると太陽は赤経１８ｈに進みます。日本はこれからますます昼間の時間が短くなります。今日の日中の時間は１０時間０４分(群馬県)です。

　

　ところで、これは何の葉でしょう。直径が１３㎝位の大きな葉です。日本列島は、昨日は西高東低の気圧配置になり、群馬県高崎市でも一日中、北西の強い風が吹いていました。このため、これと同じ葉が推定５００枚ほど落ちました。

　道路に落ちた葉は拾い、庭に落ちた葉は明日でも集めて、ゴミにせず、源平の丘【築山】に積み重ね、上から土を撒いて肥料にします。可能な限り循環型自然環境をめざします。１人で黙々と寂しそうに作業する私を想像して下さい。こんな私でも夢を持って生きてます。ところで、この葉はハクモクレンです。

 Today is "Shosetsu"which is one of the 24 solar calendars. In fact, the sun does not move, but today's position of the sun as seen from our revolving earth is near the "Scorpio". It is dazzling so that it is invisible during the day. However, in the great plains or deserts, you will see the tail of constellation of "Scorpio" after sunset.

 Because the earth is revolving counterclockwise, today's sun moved to 240 ° from the vernal equinox and Right Ascension is 16h.

 At the winter solstice, the sun advances to RA 18h. In Japan, the daytime will be shorter and shorter. Today's daytime time is 10 hours 04 minutes in Gumma prefecture.

 On the other hand, please tell me about this big leaf. Its diameter is about 13 cm. The Japanese archipelago has been in an atmospheric pressure distribution of high west and low east since yesterday. So in Takasaki City, Gumma Prefecture, Japan, the strong northwest wind was blowing all day long. For this reason, estimated 500 leaves of the same tree fell.

 I picked up leaves that have fallen on the road and leaves that have fallen in the garden will be collected by me tomorrow. Instead of being trashed, I will pile up it and collect on Genpei Hill that means artificial mountain for plant and soil will be sprinkled from above as fertilizer. I will aim at recycling natural environment as much as possible. Imagine me who is working alone silently and lonely. However, since the day is long, after working, I also practice Haydn's piano sonata. Even like this, I will live with a dream that comes true next year. By the way, this leaf is white magnolia.

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