近所の中学の校庭横に生えているツツジ。花のピークは過ぎましたが結構きれいです。
The azaleas along the school ground near my house. The peak of the flowering has passed but still pretty enough to look at.
This deep pink is my favourite.
いつもは夜の散歩で通る路地で発見。民家の裏庭で大して日当たりは良くないのに、暖地サクランボらしきものが生っていました。人がやっとすれ違い通れるような狭い裏道で、しかも夜にしか通らないので、これまで全く気づきませんでした。
I saw an early fruiting cherry tree in a narrow path behind houses. It is a path that my dog chooses during walks at night. So up until now, I never knew of this tree being there.
塀も何も人を遮るものが無いので、にじり寄って撮影。
There is no fence or anything but I think it belongs to one of the houses.
うちにあった鉢植え暖地サクランボは、どんなに厳密に網掛けしてもヒヨが侵入してことごとく食べて行ったので、とうとう栽培を諦めてしまいました。それが、この木は何と粒揃いの色揃いで、まるで造花のように綺麗な状態です。
I used to grow this variety of cherries - it grows well even in a warm climate. However, I never got to eat any of the cherries since wild birds were always ahead of me, even though I always wrapped the potted tree with a protective net during the fruiting season. So I gave up. With that history in mind, I cannot believe that these cherries are surviving and doing so well.
