今日も良い天気。タイガは朝散歩から帰ってリビングでウトウト。ガラス戸ごしの日の光がちょうど良い暖かさのようです。
Another fine day for a walk in the park. After returning home, Taiga enjoyed a snooze in the living room. The sun coming through the glass door was just pleasant for her.
名前を呼ぶと面倒くさそうに目を開けました。道を歩いていて親子連れとすれ違う際に、幼い子が「オオカミみたい」と言うのをよく耳にしますが、いつもは心の中で「どこが？」と思っています。でも、こうゆうふうに光が当たるとほんの少し狼っぽく見える。
When I called her name, she opened her eyes slightly and looked up. Small children often say to their moms that "that dog looks like a wolf". I normally disagree but, when I look at her in this light, I see what they mean.
ピンクの食用菊が美しさのピークを過ぎようとしています。朝の水やりをした直後なので実際よりもパリっと写っている。左の地植えが普及タイプの「もってのほか」、右側が色の濃いバージョン。
The edible chrysanthemums are in season - the pink flower varieties are almost past their peak, whereas the yellow varieties are just starting to open. The pink flowers on the left is the common version that I have grown for several yeas, where as the one in the pot is the variety I bought recently. They are called by the same name.
違いが分かり易いように、鉢を寄せてみました。
Placing the pot next to the one in the ground for easier comparison.
普通タイプのはいつもの年とは違い色が濃いですが、それでも鉢植えのには及びません。そして、鉢植えの花びらは、裏よりも内側がより濃い色なので、一個の花全体の濃淡が美しい。さらに、鉢植えの方は花柄が大きくて、完全に開くと中輪といってよいほどの大きさです。いずれも「もってのほか」の特徴である、花びらが細いストロー状です。この鉢植えの苗に出会えたのは本当にラッキーでした。このまま10号鉢のフカフカの土で冬芽を出させたいです。
The common type is usually very pale, almost white, but this year, the colour is unusually pink, which delights me. However, the new one's colour on the right is even deeper - the colour of the petal on the inside is deeper than the outside, making the whole flower looking very beautiful. Moreover, the size of the flower is much larger than the common type. I feel very lucky to have found this version at last.
The yellow flour types. The variety circled is the new one I got earlier this year, after searching on the internet without knowing the name but only by the appearance. The dominant one has been in my garden for several years now.
松風は花柄が大きなものは中輪サイズになります。
This is a very tough variety and easy to look after.
かなわは松風よりも遅咲きのようです。まだまだ蕾がほとんど。こちらは松風よりも花柄が大きくなるのと、色が濃い黄色になります。今のところ、あまり丈夫な品種ではなさそうな印象。初夏に挿し芽で苗を作ろうとしましたが、発根したものを直接地面に植えたら全滅しました。しかも、２株買った親株のうち、生き延びたのはこの一株だけ。
This new variety is a late flowering one with most of the buds still small. The flowers of this variety is larger than the other one and the size of the flower is much larger with a showy appearance. Unfortunately, this variety is not very strong and, of the two young plants I bought, one did not survive the summer.
