凄い深紅を味わう日々

　今日は少々寒かったですが、庭の落ち葉や枯れ草などを集め、庭の整備に一人黙々と働きました。仕事は二人ですれば四方山話などしながら作業が進むでしょうが、仕方ありません。

　子供のときは８人家族の末っ子として賑やかな我が家でした。その後、新たに家族が３人増えましたが、今では二人の娘たちも独立し、一緒に過ごすことはなくなり、人生とは「家族がいて平凡と感じる時が一番幸せ」と、一人暮らしになった今頃気づいてます。

　ところで、写真の植物の実は本当に深紅で、前の道を通る人の目を惹きつけ、度々「何と言う植物ですか」と問われると、私は「ここの地名クラガノマチとそっくりです」と答えます。つまり、クロガネモチです。年々、大きくなってるので、巨樹となってこの深紅の実をつければ、凄いことになるでしょう。その姿を見るまでは元気で生きていたいものです。

　今日はいつもの喫茶「さんぽ道」で初めて昼食を摂りました。昼食が外食とは私には珍しことです。一杯を含む夕食なら外食は度々です。

Dear my overseas friends

　It was a little cold today in Japan, but I gathered fallen leaves and dead grass at the garden and worked alone in silence to maintain the garden. If there were two people working together, we would chat about various topics, but I can't help it.

　When I was a child, I was the youngest child in a family of eight, so that our home was very lively. Since then, three new members have joined the family, but now my two daughters became independent and I no longer spend time together, I have come to realize that life is happiest when we have a family, The damage is done.

　By the way, the fruit of the plant in the photo is really deep red, and it attracts the attention of people passing by. When I am asked what the plant is called, I answer, "It looks just like the name of this town, Kuraganomachi." In other words, it is a Kuroganemochi that means Japanese silverleaf. It is getting bigger every year, so if it grows into a giant tree and bears this deep red fruit, it will be amazing. I want to live until I see it.

　Today, I had lunch for the first time at my usual cafe, Sampo-michi. It is unusual for me to eat lunch outside. Dinner, which includes one drink, is very often.

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