朝散歩の帰り道、家の前に金魚の水槽が置かれているところを通りました。最近 水槽の掃除をしたらしく、白っぽい個体が多かった前回とは異なる顔ぶれでした。掃除のたびにメンバーチェンジするそうです。
On our way home from the morning walk, we passed by the house where they had fish tanks in front of the house. The family keeps a lot of goldfish inside the house, and they change the members on display every time they clean the fish tank.
This morning, there was a beautiful golden individual with sparkling yellow (it looks pale in the photo) and I wanted to capture its beauty.
赤い個体たちが前へ出てくるので撮れませんでした。
Unfortunately, the red ones were eager to come forward, and the golden one was hidden in the back.
その先を少し行くと、家の前の道にまではみ出して、バラの鉢植えがズラリと並んでいるところがあります。この玄関先だけでなく、
Moving on, there was a house with lots of roses. The potted roses occupied the space in front of the porch as well as on the road. Not only that,
何メートルも続いて並んでいる。道路に並んでいる苗の根元をみると、挿し木苗で増やした感じです。
there were small pots of roses lined up for meters. These little ones looked like they were developed from cuttings.
角を回ってその家の横側をみると、ペラルゴニウムの鉢がズラリ。用土の管理の秘訣を知りたいです。
Turning the corner of the same house, there were pots of Pelargoniums. I would love to know the secret of managing the soil to keep these plants looking so healthy.
連休以来ずっと良い天気が続いているし、タイガの獣臭が気になり始めていたので、午後にシャンプーしました。ドライヤーをかけるまえに、高温・乾燥のなかを自然乾燥の散歩です。
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The weather has been good since the Golden Week, while Taiga was beginning to smell like a wild animal. So, I gave her a shampoo in the afternoon. Before using the dryer, we went out to take advantage of the warm and dry weather.
As Taiga walked in the hot sun, her loose hair started to rise to the surface. I had to resist the temptation to pull it out (it would be bad manners to litter the pavement).
公園に着くまえに近くのコンビニで、シャンプーのご褒美のアイスクリームを買いました。
Just before we reached the park, I got an ice cream from the shop nearby - a treat for Taiga to associate shampoo with an ice cream.
「マイスプーン」 以前はステンレスのスプーンを使っていましたが、それだと滑りが良いのでタイガが一気にアイスを飲み込んでいました。この百均のプラスチック製のだと、スプーンに縁取りのようなものがあってアイスが引っ掛かるので、タイガが舐めても用意にアイスが取れてこず長持ちします。
As usual, 'My Spoon'. I used to use a stainless steel spoon, but it was too smooth and Taiga managed to get the ice cream in one lick. With this cheap plastic one, there is a lip around the spoon, which prevents the ice cream to be licked off in an instant. This means that the ice cream lasts much longer.
最後の一番美味しいところも、ゆっくり無くなるよう私がしっかり掴んでいます。
顔の向きを変えながら舐めても、ちびりチビリと減っていきます。
Taiga may change the direction of her face to get at the whole lump, but the ice cream disappears bit by bit.
Now the tastiest part. So as to make it last, I held it tight.
