幼木の「ねむの木」からバランスと生きる力を学ぶ

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　今日は大陸の高気圧が日本列島を覆うので、昨日より幾分か涼しいでしょう。今後は大陸の高気圧と太平洋高気圧が押し合い、その中間に梅雨前線の停滞がしばらく続きます。７月中旬に、ついに太平洋高気圧が押し切ると関東地方は梅雨明けになります。

　自然はよくできており、このお陰で植物たちは緑色濃くなり、成長します。ご覧の幼木は実生から生えた「ねむの木」で２才です。剪定してませんが、生まれ持ったバランスの良い樹形を呈し、葉が成す緑陰と言い、絹糸のような細いピンクの花が咲き、人間の目に安らぎを与えます。このため「ねむの木」は英語でSilk Treeと言うようです。

　撮影は昨日の午後ですから、写真では未だ葉は閉じてません。「ねむの木」は、その名の通り就眠運動があり、本当にぐっすり眠り、不思議な植物です。６月～７月の開花の光景は「風流」という言葉がぴったりです。

　ところで、今年度、私は地区の本部役員(会計監査)とともに、近隣の班長です。今日は班長会議に出席します。

Dear my overseas friends who are interested in plants and music

　Atmospheric high pressure from the Eurasian continent will cover the Japanese archipelago today, so it will be a little cooler than yesterday I guess. From now on, the continental high pressure and the Pacific high pressure will push against each other, and the seasonal rain front will remain stagnant for some time in between. In mid-July, the Pacific atmospheric high pressure finally breaks through, and marks the end of the rainy season in the Kanto region.

　Nature is well-organized, and because of this, plants turn green and grow. The young tree you see in the photo is a 2-year-old "nemu tree" that has grown from a seedling. Although it has not been pruned by me, it exhibits a naturally well-balanced tree shape, with the green shade created by the leaves and the thin pink flowers that look like silk threads, giving a sense of peace to the human's eye. For this reason, "Nemu no Ki" is called "Silk Tree" in English.

　The photo was taken yesterday afternoon, so the leaves have not yet closed in the photo. As its name suggests, the ``Nemu Tree'' has a sleep movement, and it is a mysterious plant that sleeps really soundly. The flowering scene from June to July is best described as "elegant."

　Not change the subject, but this year, I am the district officer (accounting auditor) as well as the neighborhood group leader named "hancho" in our tongue. I will attend the group leader meeting today.

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