タイガは今朝は住宅街の散歩を選びました。私の好きな6丁目を散策。昨夜の小雨と風で落ち葉などが飛んできていたのか、家の前を掃除している年輩の男性とあいさつ。
Taiga wanted to walk through the neighbourhood this morning. We headed towards the 6-chome district (we live in 3-chome). We had a light rain and wind during the night, and an old gentleman was clearing the street in front of his house (we clean the street ourselves, instead of relying on the local government).
角を曲がって大通りを歩いていると、家の前にバラの挿し木苗がズラズラっと並べられている光景に出くわしました。よほどバラの愛好家なのでしょう。シーズンではないので花が見られないのが残念です。
What a pity! Both of these trees are grafted on a dwarf middle stock which, in turn, is grafted on a regular root stock. In the picture below, the tree trunk between the red circles is the dwarf stock, below which is the normal root stock. The part above the dwarf stock is the particular variety of apple that the owner wanted to grow. I cannot tell why the plant in the back has gone dead - whether due to the extreme summer heat or the pot has become too small (looks only 27cm diameter).
たくさん歩いたので、オヤツにしてから帰りました。
Having walked a lot, Taiga deserved a treat before going home.