抗酸化作用に期待する日々

　今までは花桃や、種類の異なる花梅、日本・西洋シャクナゲ、サルスベリなど花木を育てることに楽しみを見出していた私です。ところが、近年はそれに加えて果物を収穫する楽しさを知り、イチジク、柿を植えました。特にイチジクは成長著しく私の背より１mも高くなり、来年は実が生りそうで秘かに期待してます。

　この他の果樹は既にある梅、枇杷、金柑です。近づく年末年始はビタミンCが豊富な金柑が数１００個生っており、皮ごとまるかじりできる楽しさがあります。それに加え、今秋は写真のミカンを植えたところ、根がついて勢いが良く、青かった実は日に日に黄色くなり、すでに食べ頃です。しかし、庭に生ってる姿が楽しく、もったいなくて捥げません。しっかり成長させ、収穫は近未来に期待してます。

　健康面でも、勉強の成果でも、子供の成長でも何でもよいから、人間とは近未来に期待することがあると、日々の生活がワクワクしてきます。このため、一人暮らしでも、期待する芽があると落ち込むどころか、精神的に前向きになれ、植物たちに感謝です。果実は、美味しいこと以上に「抗酸化作用」があり、がん対策など健康長寿面で期待でます。年末年始には風邪対策に効果がある金柑を捥ぎにいらして下さい。お待ちしてます。

　Dear my friends who are crazy about antioxidant effect and great music.

Until now, I've found joy in raising flowering trees such as flowering peaches, different types of 4 flowering plums, Japanese and Western rhododendrons, and red crape myrtles. However, in recent years, I've also discovered the joy of harvesting fruits, so I have planted fig and persimmon. The fig tree in particular have grown remarkably, now over a meter taller than me, and I'm secretly hoping that it'll bear fruit next year.

　Other fruit trees I already have are plums, loquats, and kumquats. Approaching the New Year, I expect to pick hundreds of kumquats, rich in vitamin C, and it will be a joy to bite including the peel and all. In addition, I planted the Japanese tangerine in the photo this fall, and they've taken root and are thriving now. The green tangerines are turning yellow day by day, and is already ripe to eat. However, I enjoy watching their growing in the garden, so that I can't pick them. I'll raise them well, and I hope for a harvest in the near future.

　Whether it's health, academic success, or the growth of our grand children, humans find daily life exciting when they have something to look forward to in the near future. For this reason, even if I live alone, having something to look forward to can make me feel more positive rather than depressed, you must be grateful to plants. More than just being delicious, as you know, the fruit has antioxidant properties, which can help prevent cancer and contribute to our health and longevity. Come pick kumquats over the New Year period, which are effective in preventing colds. I am looking forward to seeing you from NZ.