今日は朝から蒸し暑くて、公園では日陰伝いで歩いていました。公園の上のほうへ向かう途中の広場、家でいえば中二階のような場所です。
It was a muggy day from the start. During our morning walk in the park, we walked from one shade to another. This is a field between the lower ground and the upper part of the park, rather like the mezzanine in a house.
ここは一方が急斜面で、石神井川の向こうの工事現場を見渡せます。以前は（2017年９月末まで）は草地で、毎夕方ワンコたちを放し飼いで遊ばせていたところなので、当時を知っている飼い主たちには思い出一杯の場所です。今は、洪水の災害を防止するための地下貯水施設を建設中です。工事の第一期に当たる草地の右側がほぼ終わったところで、今は第二期に工事の中心が移ったようです。
One side of this field faces a steep slope underneath, overlooking the field across the Shakujii River. The field is under construction. Up until the end of September 2017, it was a grassy field, and we used to let the dogs loose every evening. So, some of us have a lot of memories about this place. They are now building an underground facility to take in flood water. The First Phase, which is in the right half of the field, has been more or less completed, and they are now concentrating on the Second Phase.
This is the left half of the field where the Second Phase is being carried out. It has taken 8 years for the First Phase, and it will be another 7-8 years for the Second Phase. By the time all is done, Taiga will be long gone.
あの頃のタイガは私のいうこときかなくて、群れで楽しく遊んでいる最中でもプイと草地から脱走していました。今はすっかりお互い空気のような存在です。
なので、残されたタイガとの時間を大切にしようと思います。
So, I am cherishing every moment that I have with her.
Up to about 4 years old, Taiga took little notice of my commands. Even in the middle of playing with other pooches and having fun, she would suddenly run out of the field and disappear. Now, we are like air to each other.
近所のマンションの実が生るクチナシが気になって、管理人さんに「枝を挿し木にしたい」と話したら、「もうすぐ業者の剪定が入るから、その前に採りなさい」と言われました。一枝もらってきて、先端を挿し穂として整えました。
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The gardenia flowers I saw a few days ago stuck in my mind. So, on our way home, I dropped into the management office of the flats and asked the manager if I could get a branch to make cuttings. He readily agreed saying that they were about to have the hedges trimmed, and I should take a branch before that. These are the cuttings that I prepared.
防腐剤 兼 発根促進剤として、台所の粉末シナモンを使いました。これは海外のYoutuberがよく使うもので、私にとって身近で便利です。外でこの作業をすると蚊に襲われるので台所で準備。
In order to prevent rotting, and also to encourage rooting, I used powder cinnamon - an idea taken from Youtubers overseas. I prepared the cuttings in the kitchen, so as to avoid mosquitoes outside.
バーミキュライトに挿して準備完了。使った容器はミネラルウォーターが入っていたもので、底に穴をたくさん開けました。庭の果樹の木陰で管理します。
I used vermiculite and the bottom part of a mineral water bottle which I perforated. I will watch its progress by keeping it in the shade of a plum tree in the garden.
