いつまでも「在宅で自立」を目指す

 

　群馬県の今日のの出は６時３１分、正午の太陽高度は４１°、日の入りは１７時２５分で、昼の長さは１０時間５４分です。因みに冬至の太陽高度は３０°で、昼の長さは９時間４１分でしたから、昼の長さはすでに１時間１３分も伸びており、太陽高度は１１°も高くなってます。これから三寒四温を繰り返しつつ、ご覧の通り、梅が本格的に開花しつつあり、希望に満ちる早春です。

　日本でも、明治５年まで使われてた太陰太陽暦(旧暦)では今日は大晦日ですから、明日は新年です。このため明日は月が出ません。今の時季は誠に新春という名に相応しく、梅に限らず、廊下の君子蘭も本格的に咲き出しており、築山では水仙があちこちから一斉に芽を出してます。

　ところで、肝心の私については、育ててる植物から学ぶことは多々あり、特に、いろいろの色彩です。５本の梅はすべて異なる色の花を咲かせ、庭のバランスを取ってます。同様に、楽しみな音楽演奏でも、透明性ある音色ほど「心を打つものはない」と感じてます。これからも趣味である植物の世話と、ピアノやソプラノサックス演奏で良い音色を求め、時には友人に聴いて戴いたりし、生活を充実させたいです。

　そのためには、今後いつまでも「在宅での自立」を目指さなくてはなりません。健康の基盤は「適度な運動と食材」と捉え、トマト、大豆製品、魚、新鮮な野菜類、海藻類を毎日食し、日々の生活を面白く、愉快になるようトライしてみます。

Dear my friends who are researching into pleasant longevity.

　In Gumma Prefecture, sunrise today was at 6:31 AM, the sun's altitude at noon will be 41°, and sunset will be at 5:25 PM, therefore it makes the length of daylight 10 hours and 54 minutes. Incidentally, on the winter solstice, the sun's altitude was 30° and the length of daylight was 9 hours and 41 minutes, so the length of daylight has already increased by 1 hour and 13 minutes, and the sun's altitude became 11° higher. We'll be experiencing three cold and four warm climates repeatedly from now on, and as you can see, the plum blossoms are beginning to bloom in earnest, so we feel an early spring filled with hope.

　Not change the subject, but in Japan, too, according to the lunisolar calendar (old calendar) used until 1872, today is New Year's Eve, so tomorrow is New Year's Day. So the moon won't come out tomorrow. This time of year truly deserves the name of New Spring, and not only are the plum blossoms, but the kaffir lilies in the hallway are also in full bloom, and daffodils are sprouting on the artificial hill named Tsukiyama all at once.

　By the way, as for me, I learn a lot from the plants I grow, especially about the variety of colors. All five plum trees are blooming with different colors, that is balancing the garden. Similarly, I feel that there is nothing more moving than the clarity of a musical tone quality by performance which I enjoy. I would like to continue to enrich my life by caring for plants, and by pursuing beautiful tone qualities through playing the piano and soprano saxophone, and occasionally I want Ms. Run-chan to listen to my performance.

　For this reason, it is important that I continue to aim to be "independent at home" in the future. I believe that the foundation of health is "moderate training and ingredients," so I will eat tomatoes, soy products, fish, fresh vegetables, and seaweed every day, and try to make my daily life more interesting and enjoyable.