若葉茂る「合歓木」、そして最後の一輪となったクレマチス

　日没直前に夕日が出たので庭に出て身体を動かし、樹木や花を観察です。先程６時半に撮ったので眠り始めてる「ねむの木」です。不思議なことに、葉と葉が重なり合って明朝まで閉じ続けます。この「ねむの木」は以前にあった大きな「ねむの木」の孫です。種が零れて代々生えます。今では私の背より高くなってます。

　下の左は今年最後の開花となったクレマチスの「るんちゃん」で、同様に右は「あっちゃん」です。１ヶ月ほど朝に夕に、品格ある色彩と何か語りかけてるような豊かな表情で、私を孤独感から解放してくれました。有難いことです。

Dear my friends who are crazy about flowers and great music.

　Before just sunset, I went out into the garden to get some physical training and observe the trees and flowers as usual. I just took this photo at 6:30pm, so the Silk tree, which is called sleeping tree in Japan, is starting to sleep. Strangely, the leaves overlap and will remain closed until tomorrow morning. This Silk tree is the grandchild of a larger one that used to be there. Seeds are dropped and they have been growing for generations. It is now taller than me.

　Below left is the clematis "Run-chan," the last to bloom this year, and similarly on the right is "At-chan." For nearly a month, morning and evening, its dignified colors and rich expressions that seem to be speaking to me, have released me from a sense of loneliness. I am grateful for them.