タイガの尿漏れ対策について試行錯誤しています。今は 一日に５回外に連れ出すと、漏れを防ぐことができると分かりました。朝6時シャープの外出で一日が始まって、正午、午後３時、夜の8時、そして真夜中の12時です。夜は最低でも7時間の連続睡眠時間を取るべきですが、足りない分はお昼ご飯後の昼寝で補っています。
午後の散歩で桜台6丁目の住宅街を歩いていたら、珍しい木が目にとまりました。
As a way to cope with Taiga's incontinence, I am experimenting with frequent walks. Today started with a walk at 6 a.m., followed by walks at midday, and after 3 p.m., which will be followed by walks at 8 p.m., and the day will finish with a final walk at midnight - 5 times in a day. So far, she has not had an accident yet.
Ideally, I should get at least 7 hours' continuous sleep at night, but I supplement my sleep by having a nap after lunch.
During the afternoon walk, we walked through a residential area and saw an unusual tree.
何やらイチジクの実に似たものがぶら下がっています。
Some fruits (?) resembling figs were hanging from branches.
この家は建築家の人が自分で建てて住んでいるそうです。イギリスでも同じことが言われますが、建築家が自分用に建てた家は "ugly"。背後に写り込んでいる壁はコンクリートのうちっぱなし。未完成？、と思ってしまいますが、うちから江古田へ行く途中にもやはり建築家の家があり、コンクリ打ちっぱなしの箱のような家です。良く言えばこだわりを極めた家？同様に、他では見ないこの木も厳選した上で玄関前に植えたのでしょう。
But, looking at the leaves, one would think it was a nut-producing tree, such as hazelnuts. I have never seen such a plant before. The owner of this house must have deliberately chosen this for his personal satisfaction. The house was built by an architect for himself.
They say in England that houses built by architects for their own use are always ugly. I saw several such houses in England and they always had this bare concrete walls outside. What is the significance? Actually, there is another similar house in my district with the same bare concrete walls, with another architect living in it.
今年も順調に育っているようです。
それにしても、日本てこんなに人通りの少ない国だっけ、と思うほどガランとした土曜の午後の道。
その先を行くとムベが絡まる塀がありました。
Nearby, a house with Stauntonia hexaphylla vine.
Fruits are growing well.
さらに歩いて、今まで試したことのない方角へ行きました。私は方向音痴ですが、明るい昼間なら人通りがいくらかはあるので、迷ったら道を尋ねることができます。
We tried a new direction. I am hopeless with directions but, at least walking during the daytime, I can hope to catch someone to ask for direction if necessary.
The road was deserted - a testament to population shrinking? I cannot believe this is Saturday afternoon in autumn.
見たことない寺を発見。
A temple.
練馬区で見かける寺はどれも広大な敷地を有しています。本当に広い！ 子供の頃、田舎で見た寺とは別世界です。
I am always amazed to see what vast land temples in Nerima-ku have. Those I used to see in my native prefecture were so small-scale.
ここが正面のようです。なんだか料亭のような雰囲気。
神社仏閣は犬お断りなので、タイガは入口にたたずむだけ。
Dogs are usually not allowed to step into the grounds of temples and shrines in Japan, so Taiga just stood in front of the gate.
It looks more like an exclusive Japanese restaurant rather than a temple.
黄色のはあまり見かけないですが、よく見ると結構綺麗です。
帰りは石神井川沿いの歩道を通りました。黄花のオシロイバナが甘い匂いを放っていました。
We went down the hill to the riverside walkway. "Four o'clock" flowers with yellow petals were still in bloom.
Yellow flower version is not common but, close up, they are so pretty.
