朝散歩 Morning walk

 ９月になっても日差しが強烈で、少しでも寝坊して散歩に出かけると暑くて干物になりそうです。城北中央公園に着くと、とにかく日陰づたいに散歩を済ませたい。

Even though we are in the month of September, it is still hot and humid.  Getting up late and going to the park means facing the most unpleasant weather.  So, I try to move from one shade to another.

上のほうの「窪地」と呼ばれている広場に上りました。

We headed for the upper part of the park.

空を見上げたとたん足が止まって、

However, the moment I saw the blue sky, we stopped and

ベンチでオヤツタイムにして帰りました。

left for home after a quick rest for Taiga's treat.

暑くてタイガもヘロヘロなのか、おとなしく帰宅します。

Taiga, with all that fur, must find it equally unbearable walking outside and she offered no resistance to come home.

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７月中旬に地植えのリスボンレモンに高接ぎしたキンカンライムが活着したようで、最近の台風がらみの雨で急に枝が伸びていました。

I grafted a small scion of the limequat onto the Lisbon lemon growing in the ground, in mid-July.  It seems to have set and new shoots have come out, thanks to the rains related to the recent typhoons.

８月末に開花していたのか、今では幼果までついています。私は接ぎ木が下手なので、どんな季節であろうと、活着するときはするし、しないときは全滅なので、季節に関係なく思い立ったら実行しています。

Also, it seems that the new growth even had flowers, probably during late August, and I can see young fruits starting to grow.  I am no good at grafting and, regardless of the season, if it works it works, and if it doesn't all the grafts fail.  So, I have stopped minding the season when it comes to grafting.

こちらは鉢植えで管理している親木のキンカンライム。毎年けっこう実をつけますが、種ゴロゴロなので使い勝手がよくないです。その点、うちのスダチは種無しなので気に入っています。

This is the limequat that I have had for several years growing in a pot.  It is a reliable producer but the only snag is that the fruits have seeds, unlike my seedless sudachi.

台風の雨で雑草がボウボウだったのを、今日の可燃ゴミの日に向けて昨日のうちに草むしりしました。玄関前の黄花食用菊の株をまとめてスッキリ。

Weeds were rampant after the warm rains in recent weeks.  Yesterday, I cleared all the weeds for the moment, in time for rubbish collection today.  The chrysanthemum plant in front of my porch is growing well and I am looking forward to the beautiful flowers next month.