昨日は、夕方 急に大雨になったり夜の間にまた降ったりと、天気が不安定でしたが、今日は朝から良い天気で一足早く初夏の清々しい一日でした。公園はどこを見ても緑、緑。
The weather yesterday was unstable, with a sudden downpour in late afternoon when we were out for a walk, followed by more rain after midnight. In contrast, we had clear sky with cool air all day today - the sort of weather we expect for early summer. In the park, wherever I looked, it was all green thanks to the recent nurturing rain.
We walked through the woods enjoying the cool air.
新緑の柔らかい緑がとても綺麗です。
The different shades of green looked soft and beautiful.
帰る途中、近所のトイプードル、ぽにょ君とばったり。ぽにょ君の家からは随分と遠くで会ったので、私は最初は誰だか分からなかったのですが、ワンコたち同士には分かっていました。
On our way home, we ran into Ponyo, the Toy Poodle from my neighbourhood. At first, I did not recognise him since we were so far away from our home area, but the dogs recognised each other straightaway.
せっかくなので並ばせて写真を撮りたかったのですが、こういうときワンコたちは絶対協力してくれません。
Ponyo's dad and I tried to take photos of them, but the dogs never cooperate with their owners when it comes to photo shooting.
「オヤツ」の言葉に反応して逆効果でした。
ぽにょ君があまりにも私のところへ来ようと落ち着かないので「終わったらオヤツあげるから」と約束したら、
Since Ponyo could not remain still and tried to reach me, I promised him that there would be a treat afterwards.
He caught the word 'treat' and got even more excited and could not wait.
これが最大限 落ち着いた瞬間。
This shot was the least bad photo.
先に咲いた黄色の花は、色あせることもなくまだ頑張っています。
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ピンクの芳香性エビネ蘭が咲き進んでいます。去年の開花までは大鉢で管理していましたが、休眠期に入ってから地植えにしました。今年は今までになく澄んだピンクと白で、大変気に入っています。白粉のような甘い香りも出ています。
More flowers are opening on the pink Ebine orchid. This plant was kept in a large pot until last year's flowering, but I planted it in the ground in autumn, when it was dormant. The flowers this year are looking prettier than ever, with clear pink colour (they used to get a tinge of brown before). This variety has a strong sweet scent.
花茎は、大小合わせて全部で８本確認できています。購入した当時は１本の花茎からのスタートでした。
I counted 8 flower stems in all, including tiny ones. When I first bought the plant, it had just one flower stem.
The yellow Ebine is still in bloom, without the colour fading.
