つい２，３日前まで毎日のように雨が降っていましたが、週間の天気予報どおりGW後半は晴天に恵まれています。公園までガンガン直射日光を浴びながら歩いているので、一旦公園に着くと日陰が有難い。
It rained almost every day until a few days ago, but now a spell of good weather is forecast. We get baked on our way to the park, so once we arrive, any shade is much appreciated.
The deciduous trees are in heavy green leaves.
上のほうの広場で一休み。
We went up to the higher ground. Considering it is the middle of the long holiday week (Japanese Golden Week), there were surprisingly few people.
タイガのコートは黒っぽくてすぐ熱くなるので、日陰に移動したら、冷たい草の上でスリゴロしていました。
Taiga's coat gets warm in the sun very quickly due to its colour, so I pulled her into the shade and she immediately started rolling on the cool grass.
公園からの帰り道、新しい「羽木憩いの森」で一休み。去年までは畑として実際に使われていたのが、相続が発生して今では公園目的に提供されています。
On our way home from the park, we looked into the grounds recently opened to the public. It is privately-owned but its previous owner passed away last year and the former vegetable field is now left untouched. This is another side of the ageing society. When old people die, there is often no-one left to continue the farm.
春シオンは大抵が白花ですが、こういうピンクのを見ると綺麗で足止めしてしまいます。
桐の花が満開。こういう樹木を残してもらえると嬉しいのですが。
Paulownia trees in bloom. I hope some of these ancient trees will be preserved when this field is eventually turned into a park.
