早朝の外気に、少しは涼しさを感じる・・・明後日は「立秋」

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　８月5日の早朝です。上空は薄曇りでも蒸してます。今日も気温の上昇が予報されてます。今年の夏は、殊更、暑く、その上、湿気が多く、不快な生活を余儀なくされてます。就寝中も含め、ほぼ１日中、エアコンをつけてることが多いです。子供の頃は「うちわ」で扇ぎ、夜間に蚊帳を吊り、その上に猫を乗せると猫も驚いてどうしてよいかわからず、その動作を見て楽しんだものです。

　ところで、熱中症を未然に防ぐのにエアコンをつけることは仕方ありません。しかし、早朝の気温が低いうちに、あちこちの窓を開け、新鮮な空気に入れ替えてます。私は三階の山小屋風のロフトの窓を開け、特に東からの新鮮な空気を取り入れてます。途端に頭がすっきりしてくる気がします。上から今満開の百日紅を見ていると、今日一日の過ごし方や、取り組むべきことが思い浮かびます。

　その一つは、テレビに支配されない生活です。情報は入っても概して考えなくなります。そのため、暫く机に向かう、和英辞典を読む、また、今日は月曜なので高齢女性宅のゴミ出し、スーパーで健康に繋がる食材探し、上半身の筋肉鍛錬、水分補給です。一人暮らし故、可能な限り機会をつくり、身近な人と会話を心掛けます。

　早くも明後日は「立秋」。なるべく歩いて身体を動かし、きちんと食事を摂ることが健康の基盤です。皆さん、暑さを乗り切りましょう。秋はもうすぐそこまで来ています。

Dear my friends abroad

　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be after my radio gymnastics held in the nearby park and breakfast in Japan time.

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　It is early morning on August 5th. The sky is slightly cloudy and humid. Temperatures are forecast to rise again today. This summer has been particularly hot and humid that makes our life uncomfortable. I often use the air conditioner on almost all day, including while I sleep at night. When I was a child, I would fan myself with a fan named uchiwa, and hang a mosquito net at night, and put a cat on it. The cat would be surprised and not know what to do, so I enjoyed watching its movements.

　By the way, turning on the air conditioner is unavoidable to prevent heatstroke. However, while the temperature is low naturally in the early morning, I open windows here and there to enter fresh air. I open the windows of my mountain cabin-style loft on the third floor to enter fresh air, especially from the east. I feel like my head is cleared immediately. Looking at the crape myrtles in full bloom from above, I can think about how I will spend today and what I should do.

　One of them is not dominated by television. Even if I get a lot of information, I generally don't think. Therefore, I will be sitting at my desk for a while, reading my Japanese-English dictionary, as today is Monday, I will take out the trash at an elderly lady's house, looking for healthy ingredients at the supermarket, working out my upper body muscles, and rehydration. Because I live alone, I will try to make as many opportunities as possible to talk to people close to me.

　The day after tomorrow is already "Rishu" that means the start of autumn in Japanese calendar. Walking as much as possible, "moving the body and eating properly" are the foundations of good health. Everyone, let's tide over the heat. Autumn is just around the corner.

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