春を先取りしてる蕾たち

　二十四節気では小寒から、一週間後には大寒になりますが、日没はすでに２０分以上も伸び、日の出も最も遅かった頃より、早まって来ました。庭の植物たちはこの日照時間の伸びを察知し、日に日に蕾が膨らんでいます。私としては時々水を与えてます。

　写真左はハクモクレンで、３月の別れの季節に涙の如く白く咲きます。右は開花が例年今月末の真っ赤な紅梅で品種名は鹿児島です。前の道を行き交う人が観賞できるように庭先に植えてあります。いずれも直に開花ですから見にいらして下さい。２月末から３月には５本の花梅がすべて咲くので自称「カッキー梅林」になります。

　殊更、寒い今年の冬ですが、自然はすでに春に向ってることが目で見て分かります。私たちも何かと体調を崩しやすい時季ですが、寒さに負けず乗り切りましょう。私は明日の「アンサンブルパーティー」を楽しみにしてます。

Dear my overseas friends who are crazy about nature and great music

　According to the twenty-four solar calendar, Daikan will be followed by Shohkan, but sunset has already become later more than 20 minutes, and sunrise has gotten earlier than before. The plants in the garden have sensed this increase in daylight hours, and their buds are swelling day by day. I water them from time to time.

　The top photo shows a white magnolia tree, which blooms tearfully white in March during the season of farewell. The bottom left is a bright red Kohbai (Japanese plum), a variety name is called Kagoshima, which usually blooms at the end of this month. It is planted by me in the entrance of the garden so that people passing by on the way in front can enjoy it. The bottom right is also a flowering plum, with a deep pink color. Both will bloom soon, so please come and see them without hesitation. All five flowering plum trees bloom from the end of February to March, so the area is called the "Kakki Plum Grove."

　This winter has been particularly cold, but we can see that nature is already heading towards spring. It is a time of year when we are liable to getting sick, but let's be active against the cold and get through it. I am looking forward to tomorrow's "ensemble party."

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