昨夜の12時過ぎから降り出した雨は、今朝9時近くになってやっと止みました。ずっと小雨程度の降り方でしたが、こんなに長時間降ったのは久しぶりです。おかげで２，３日は庭の水やりをしなくて済みそうです。午後２時頃の散歩で城北中央公園へ行きました。
The rain that started just after midnight lasted until nearly 9 a.m. this morning. The rain was not heavy but we have not had rain with such a long duration for months. Thanks to that, I would not have to water my garden for the next few days. We headed for the Johoku Central Park at 2 p.m.
Due probably to the overcast sky, there were hardly any people in the park. Ginkgo trees have lost most of their leaves and the bottom of the tree looks as if lit up with a spot light.
タイガのしっぽがキツネのよう。公園上の草地へ向かいます。
Taiga's tail looking like a fox tail. We headed for the higher ground.
上のほうの広場にあるこのイチョウの木は、黄葉するタイミングがいつも遅い。タイガがあちこち私を引っ張るので、写真を撮るあいだ柵につないでおきました。こういうときも黙ってジッと待っている甲斐犬です。
This gingko tree is one of the last to turn yellow every year. I tied Taiga to a fence as she was pulling me left and right, and I nearly dropped my camera. She waited for me patiently while I walked about.
It really is the end of golden autumn and it makes me a little pensive - I really have lived a long life.
