植物たちの成長を期して、日々水遣り

　秋分の日は、昼と夜の長さが同じではありません。昨日と今日が昼と夜の時間が１２時間ずつで同じです。明日からは夜の時間が多くなります。このため、短くなる昼の時間を有効に使いましょう。

　

　植物の成長を期して余分な枝の剪定、そして水遣りが日々の私の活動の一部です。植物には剪定すべきものと、剪定しない方が良いものがあります。上の写真は幹がS字状に曲がってる枝垂れ桜の幼木で、現在、高さが１ｍほどの八重桜です。このため、成長した姿を頭に描いてます。何故、幹が自然にカーブしてるのか、園芸士が上手く曲げたのかは分かりませんが、きれいに曲ってます。このまま成長すれば開花してない時季もその姿は観賞に値するでしょう。前の道からよく見える築山に植えてあり、幼木でも成長が良いので来春は咲く気配です。

　写真左下は２年前に植えたイチジクの幼木です。車庫に降った雨水を防火用水に溜めて与えており、成長が早く、今では私の背を抜いてます。果たして美味しい実が生るでしょうか。楽しみです。生ったら味見にいらして下さい。同様に、右下はカッキー家の柿で、やはり幼木です。こちらも背がぐんぐん伸びてます。「桃栗三年、柿８年」と言われることから、実が生るのは数年後でしょうが、是非、味見にいらして下さい。品種名は「太秋」と言います。

　現在午前６時です。私自身の健康を期して、これからラジオ体操会に行ってきます。朝食前にウォーキングを含め３０分間、全身を動かすので、お腹が空いて朝食が美味しいです。今日も天気が良いので、外出し、活動的な一日を過ごしたいです。

Dear my friends who are crazy about interacting with people and great music.

　The simultaneous interpretation into English for our mutual understanding will be done after my breakfast in Japan time.

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　On the autumnal equinox, the length of day and night are not the same. Yesterday and today had the same 12 hours of daylight and nighttime. After tomorrow, nighttime hours will be increased. Make good use of the shortened daylight hours.

　Pruning excess branches and watering plants are one of my daily routines to expect their growth. Some plants should be pruned, while others should leave unpruned. As you see, the photo above shows a young weeping cherry tree with S-shaped trunk. It's a double-flowered cherry tree about 1 meter tall currently. I am expecting to visualize its fully grown. I don't know why the trunk curves naturally or if possible a horticulturist bent it skillfully, but it's beautifully curved. If it continues to grow like this condition, its appearance will be worth admiring even season when it's not in bloom. It's planted in an artificial hill that's easily visible from the path in front, and even though it's young, I expect it will bloom next spring.

　The photo on the bottom left shows a young fig tree I planted two years ago. I collect rainwater from the garage for Audi TT and use it as a fire prevention water, and it's growing quickly; it's now taller than me. I wonder if it will bear delicious fruit? I'm looking forward to it. Please come and pick it when it bears. Similarly, the bottom right shows the Persimmon Marsh family's persimmon, also a young tree. This one is also growing rapidly. As the old saying indicates, "peaches and chestnuts take three years to bear, persimmons take eight," so it will be a few years before the fruit bears fruit, but please come and try to taste. The variety's name is "Taishu".

　It's currently 6am. In the expectation of my own health, I'm going to go to a radio gymnastics session in the park. I'll be moving my whole body for 30 minutes, including walking, before breakfast, so I'm hungry and breakfast will taste delicious. The weather is nice again today, so I'd like to go out and have an active day.