This flower seems to be a double flowered hibiscus syriacus.
Flowers of hibiscus syriacus and Althaea rosea are very similar. When I see only flowers, can't distinguish them.
2019年7月31日水曜日
ムクゲ hibiscus syriacus
これは、たぶん八重咲きのムクゲと思われます。ムクゲとタチアオイとを、花だけ見るとよく似ているので、私には区別ができません。
This flower seems to be a double flowered hibiscus syriacus.
Flowers of hibiscus syriacus and Althaea rosea are very similar. When I see only flowers, can't distinguish them.
This flower seems to be a double flowered hibiscus syriacus.
Flowers of hibiscus syriacus and Althaea rosea are very similar. When I see only flowers, can't distinguish them.
2019年7月30日火曜日
夏空 summer sky
梅雨もすでに明け、空はすっかり夏の様相です。
The rainy season is over, and aspect of the sky has been already like summer.
The rainy season is over, and aspect of the sky has been already like summer.
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| ダリア dahlia |
2019年7月29日月曜日
ヤマモジミ Japanese maple
何故か葉が赤く縁取りされています。
I don't know the reasen why the leaves are edged with red color.
I don't know the reasen why the leaves are edged with red color.
2019年7月28日日曜日
仏手柑(ブッシュカン) Buddha's hand
ミカン科の植物だけあって、握りしめた拳の肌は、ミカンのそれに似ています。
As it is classified as citrus fruits, the skin of the fist is similar to mandarin oranges.
As it is classified as citrus fruits, the skin of the fist is similar to mandarin oranges.
2019年7月27日土曜日
キキョウ balloon flower
キキョウは、東アジアに広く分布する植物ですが、日本では、野生種を見かけることはありません。八重咲きより一重咲きのほうが、より清楚な感じがします。
A balloonflower is a plant widely distributed in East Asia, but in Japan we do not see wild species. A single flower of that looks neater and cleaner than a double flower.
A balloonflower is a plant widely distributed in East Asia, but in Japan we do not see wild species. A single flower of that looks neater and cleaner than a double flower.
2019年7月26日金曜日
ナツズイセン lycoris squamigera
花が咲く頃には、葉が枯れてもうありません。そのため、ハダカユリと呼ばれることもあります。光合成しなくても栄養は足りるのでしょうか。
By the time the flowers bloom, the leaves are dead and disappeared. So, they are also sometimes referred to as naked ladies. I wonder if the nutrition is sufficient without photosynthesis.
By the time the flowers bloom, the leaves are dead and disappeared. So, they are also sometimes referred to as naked ladies. I wonder if the nutrition is sufficient without photosynthesis.
2019年7月25日木曜日
ハスの香り scent of lotus
そういえば、ハスの香りの記憶がありません。
Oh, by the way, I don't have the memory of the scent of lotus.
Oh, by the way, I don't have the memory of the scent of lotus.
2019年7月23日火曜日
ブッドレア butterfly bush
ブッドレア(Buddrea)とは、日本人にとって奇妙な名前ですが、その由来はイギリスの植物学者バドル(Buddle)に由来します。英名の示すとおり、甘い微香を持ち、蜜もあるので、蝶がよく来ます。
Buddrea is a strange name for Japanese people. The name comes from British botanist Buddle. As the English name suggests, this plant has a sweet smell and honey, so butterflies come often.
Buddrea is a strange name for Japanese people. The name comes from British botanist Buddle. As the English name suggests, this plant has a sweet smell and honey, so butterflies come often.
2019年7月22日月曜日
好事魔多し clouds follow the sunshine
植え込みの中で、蚊にたくさん刺されました。物事思うようには進みません。
I was bitten a lot by mosquitoes, because I was in the shrubbery. Things never work out as I expect.
I was bitten a lot by mosquitoes, because I was in the shrubbery. Things never work out as I expect.
2019年7月21日日曜日
オニユリに蟻 ants on a tiger lily
蟻がオニユリの蜜を吸いに来たようです。蟻は、受粉に役にたつのでしょうか。
It seemed that ants came to suck honey of lilies. But I doubt ants are useful for pollination.
It seemed that ants came to suck honey of lilies. But I doubt ants are useful for pollination.
2019年7月20日土曜日
多花性種 multiflora
畑の隅に、この花が咲いていました。花は、イモカタバミに似ていますが、名前はわかりません。
This flower has bloomed in the edge of a field. The flower is similar to pink sorrel, but I don't know the names of it.
This flower has bloomed in the edge of a field. The flower is similar to pink sorrel, but I don't know the names of it.
2019年7月19日金曜日
2019年7月18日木曜日
天候不順 unsesonable weather
庭のテッセンは、既に咲き終えましたが、天候不順で気温が低い日が続いたため、またちらほら咲きました。植物はどうやって気温を知るのでしょう。
Although all the Crematis florida flowers in my garden had been scattered, it bloomed again here and there, probably because the weather was irregular and the temperature continued to be low. I wonder how plants sence the temperature.
Although all the Crematis florida flowers in my garden had been scattered, it bloomed again here and there, probably because the weather was irregular and the temperature continued to be low. I wonder how plants sence the temperature.
2019年7月17日水曜日
待ちわびる to waite impatiently
今か、今か、と待ちわびて、背伸びして中をのぞいたら、看護士さんに優しく叱られました。
待つことには、希望があります。
Can't wait any more! When I stretched myself and peeped inside, a nurse gave me a mild reproof.
There is hope in the waiting.
待つことには、希望があります。
Can't wait any more! When I stretched myself and peeped inside, a nurse gave me a mild reproof.
There is hope in the waiting.
2019年7月16日火曜日
折り畳まれたチューブ folded inner tube
自転車の後輪の空気が、直ぐ抜けると知人が言うので、単なるパンクだと思い、直すことにしました。タイヤの耳をホイールのリムから外して、内部の状況を見てびっくりしました。なんと、チューブが折り畳まれているではありませんか。おまけに、ゴムのカスがいっぱい出てきました。
チューブを引っ張り出すと、チューブの長さは、リムの円周より10cm位長いのです。でも、タイヤの中で折り畳まれた状態のときは、重なる部分が10cmよりずっと長かったです。引き伸ばされたうえ、折り畳まれていたのです。
折りジワのように見える線に沿って3箇所連続した小さな空気の漏れるところがありました。
どうしてこんな状態になったのか不思議です。想像ですが、チューブが長すぎで、タイヤの中でシワがよっていた。そして、空気が抜けた状態で走ったときに、シワがタイヤとチューブの間に強い摩擦を引き起こした。摩擦力は、チューブに引っ張りの力が加わり、延びたチューブが折り畳まれた。
真相はわかりません。前輪を中を覗いてみれば、ヒントがあるかもしれません。
タイヤとチューブの両方は、SAKURAという銘柄のものでした。これらの部品は、安くて品質が悪いものだと思います。 材質がとても柔らかいのです。柔らかさは作業を楽にしますが、耐久性では劣ります。
大切なことは、空気の抜けた状態では自転車に乗らないことです。
One of my acquaintances said that the rear wheel air pressure of his bicycle tended to escape easily. I thought it was just a puncture and I began to fix it. When I unfixed the tire fringe from the wheel rim, I was surprised to see the inner condition. Oh my God! The inner tube was folded up and lots of rubber waste came out.
When I pulled out the tube, the length of it was about 10cm longer than the wheel rim circle. When it folded in the tire, the overlapping length was much longer than 10 cm, so it seemed to be stretched and folded up. There were three very small leak points consecutive along the line that looked like a fold line.
How could this happen? I guess that the tube was a little long, so it got wrinkled in the tire. When running at low pressure, the wrinkle caused a strong friction between the tube and the tire. The friction applied the strong tension to the tube. The tension stretched the tube and it was folded up in the tire.
I do not know what the truth is. If I open the front wheel, there might be a hint. Both the tire and tube brands were SAKURA. I think these parts are cheap and poor quality. These materials were very soft. Softness makes the task easy, but less durable.
The important thing is not to ride a bicycle with low air pressure.
チューブを引っ張り出すと、チューブの長さは、リムの円周より10cm位長いのです。でも、タイヤの中で折り畳まれた状態のときは、重なる部分が10cmよりずっと長かったです。引き伸ばされたうえ、折り畳まれていたのです。
折りジワのように見える線に沿って3箇所連続した小さな空気の漏れるところがありました。
どうしてこんな状態になったのか不思議です。想像ですが、チューブが長すぎで、タイヤの中でシワがよっていた。そして、空気が抜けた状態で走ったときに、シワがタイヤとチューブの間に強い摩擦を引き起こした。摩擦力は、チューブに引っ張りの力が加わり、延びたチューブが折り畳まれた。
真相はわかりません。前輪を中を覗いてみれば、ヒントがあるかもしれません。
タイヤとチューブの両方は、SAKURAという銘柄のものでした。これらの部品は、安くて品質が悪いものだと思います。 材質がとても柔らかいのです。柔らかさは作業を楽にしますが、耐久性では劣ります。
大切なことは、空気の抜けた状態では自転車に乗らないことです。
One of my acquaintances said that the rear wheel air pressure of his bicycle tended to escape easily. I thought it was just a puncture and I began to fix it. When I unfixed the tire fringe from the wheel rim, I was surprised to see the inner condition. Oh my God! The inner tube was folded up and lots of rubber waste came out.
When I pulled out the tube, the length of it was about 10cm longer than the wheel rim circle. When it folded in the tire, the overlapping length was much longer than 10 cm, so it seemed to be stretched and folded up. There were three very small leak points consecutive along the line that looked like a fold line.
How could this happen? I guess that the tube was a little long, so it got wrinkled in the tire. When running at low pressure, the wrinkle caused a strong friction between the tube and the tire. The friction applied the strong tension to the tube. The tension stretched the tube and it was folded up in the tire.
I do not know what the truth is. If I open the front wheel, there might be a hint. Both the tire and tube brands were SAKURA. I think these parts are cheap and poor quality. These materials were very soft. Softness makes the task easy, but less durable.
The important thing is not to ride a bicycle with low air pressure.
2019年7月15日月曜日
ヤマボウシの実 fruite of Japanese dogwood
ヤマボウシの実が成り始めました。赤く熟すと見かけによらず美味しいです。
人気がないのは、実が小さくて、種が邪魔だからでしょう。
ヤマボウシの果実酒を作ってみたいのですが、まとまった量の実を販売しているお店を知りません。
The fruit of Japanese dogwood has begun to grow. It is delicious when it ripens in red. It is unpopular because the fruit is small and the seeds are bothersome.
I would like to make Japanese dogwood liquor, but I do not know the shop that sells an adequate amount of fruit.
Japanese dogwood and (flowering or American) dogwood are different trees.
人気がないのは、実が小さくて、種が邪魔だからでしょう。
ヤマボウシの果実酒を作ってみたいのですが、まとまった量の実を販売しているお店を知りません。
The fruit of Japanese dogwood has begun to grow. It is delicious when it ripens in red. It is unpopular because the fruit is small and the seeds are bothersome.
I would like to make Japanese dogwood liquor, but I do not know the shop that sells an adequate amount of fruit.
Japanese dogwood and (flowering or American) dogwood are different trees.
2019年7月14日日曜日
エゴノキの実 fluits of Japanese snowbell
エゴノキの実の果皮には、有毒物質が含まれていますが、昔は洗濯石鹸の代用に使われたそうです。
我が家の家庭菜園のキュウリの支柱に、エゴノキの枝を追加したところ、エゴノキには巻きつきませんでした。
枝にも毒があるのではないかと思います。
Although the peel of Japanese snowbell contains toxic substance, it has been used as a substitute for laundry soap.
When I added a branch of a Japanese snowbell to support pillars for cucumber in my garden, the cucumber did not wind around the branch.
I suppose that the branch has also toxic substance.
我が家の家庭菜園のキュウリの支柱に、エゴノキの枝を追加したところ、エゴノキには巻きつきませんでした。
枝にも毒があるのではないかと思います。
Although the peel of Japanese snowbell contains toxic substance, it has been used as a substitute for laundry soap.
When I added a branch of a Japanese snowbell to support pillars for cucumber in my garden, the cucumber did not wind around the branch.
I suppose that the branch has also toxic substance.
2019年7月13日土曜日
ひと仕事 bit of work
私もクマバチも、雨の止んでいる間のひと仕事です。
While the rain stops, a cartenter bee and I both do a bit of work.
While the rain stops, a cartenter bee and I both do a bit of work.
2019年7月12日金曜日
カシワバアジサイ oakleaf hydrangea
八重咲きのカシワバアジサイは、スノーフレークと呼ばれます。同じ名前が、植物（ヒガンバナ科）や魚（クマノミの仲間）にもあります。
一重咲きのカシワバアジサイは、スノークイーンと呼ばれます。同じ名前の競走馬や童話の題名などがあります。
スノーが名前に多用されるのは、白い・小さい・やわらかいという心象からでしょうか。スノードロップなんて、いかにも美味しそうな名前ですね。
The double flowered oak hydrangea is called snowflake. The same name can be found in plants (cluster amaryllis families) and fish (anemone fish familes).
The single flowered oak hydrangea is called snowqueen. There are also the racehorse and the fairy tale that have the same name.
I think that snow is often used as a name because of it has the image of white, small and soft. The name snowdrop looks so delicious.
一重咲きのカシワバアジサイは、スノークイーンと呼ばれます。同じ名前の競走馬や童話の題名などがあります。
スノーが名前に多用されるのは、白い・小さい・やわらかいという心象からでしょうか。スノードロップなんて、いかにも美味しそうな名前ですね。
The double flowered oak hydrangea is called snowflake. The same name can be found in plants (cluster amaryllis families) and fish (anemone fish familes).
The single flowered oak hydrangea is called snowqueen. There are also the racehorse and the fairy tale that have the same name.
I think that snow is often used as a name because of it has the image of white, small and soft. The name snowdrop looks so delicious.
2019年7月11日木曜日
お多福アジサイ uzuajisai
渦アジサイが正当な名前ですが、オタフクとかオカメとかと呼ばれるアジサイです。名前の通り、可愛らしいアジサイの花です。
Uzuajisai is valid name of this flower, but it is called "otafuku" or "okame" usually. Both "otafuku" and "okame" means she is not beautiful but beloved. I think this hydrangea is really beloved, just like the name.
Uzuajisai is valid name of this flower, but it is called "otafuku" or "okame" usually. Both "otafuku" and "okame" means she is not beautiful but beloved. I think this hydrangea is really beloved, just like the name.
2019年7月10日水曜日
巣立ち fledging
小さな猛禽、ツミの巣立ちです。左下の巣から出てきました。
A small bird of prey, Japanese sparrowhawk, came out of the nest located the lower left on this photo.
こちらは、巣の中で時折、羽をひろげています。
Other baby bird spreaded his/he wings occasionally in the nest.
巣の中にはあどけないひなもいました。
An unfledged bird was also in the nest.
A small bird of prey, Japanese sparrowhawk, came out of the nest located the lower left on this photo.
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| ツミ Japanese sparrowhawk |
こちらは、巣の中で時折、羽をひろげています。
Other baby bird spreaded his/he wings occasionally in the nest.
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| wingstroke practice? |
巣の中にはあどけないひなもいました。
An unfledged bird was also in the nest.
2019年7月9日火曜日
青みが強くなる to turn stlongly blue
この鮮やかな赤紫色を、デジカメで再現するのは難しいです。青色を抑えて現像したのですが、やはり不自然です。完璧なものは、ありませんから不完全を楽しんでいます。人間もまたしかり。
This bright reddish purple is a difficult color to reproduce with a digital camera. I reduced the blue, but still unnatural. There is nothing perfect in this world, so I enjoy the imperfections. That is true of human beings.
This bright reddish purple is a difficult color to reproduce with a digital camera. I reduced the blue, but still unnatural. There is nothing perfect in this world, so I enjoy the imperfections. That is true of human beings.
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| ブーゲンビリア Bougainvillea |
2019年7月8日月曜日
ワタチョロギ lamb's-ear
和名の意味はよく分かりませんが、英名は直截的で分かりやすいです。これは、ウサギの耳にも似た、子羊の耳です。
I do not know the meaning of the Japanese name, but the English name is straightforward and easy to understand. It is a lamb's ear, and similar to a rabbit's ear also.
I do not know the meaning of the Japanese name, but the English name is straightforward and easy to understand. It is a lamb's ear, and similar to a rabbit's ear also.
2019年7月7日日曜日
チャノキ tea plant
この地域では、隣地との境に、チャノキを植える習わしがあったそうです。そのためここには、チャノキがあちらこちらに残っています。
葉がよく茂るし、剪定にも耐えるので、境界の目印に使われたのでしょう。
放置されたチャノキには、ススメバチが内部に巣を作ることもあるので、注意が必要です。
そうそう、お茶の葉を揚げ物にすると、味も癖もないですが、お酒のおつまみになります。
In this area, it is said that there was a custom to plant tea as a border. Therefore, some teas have remained here and there.
It grows thick leaves and withstands deep pruning, so I suppose that the people chose tea as a mark on the border.
Hornets tend to make a nest inside of the abandoned tea, so we should be careful.
I just remembered that fried tea leaves have neither taste nor harshness, but they serve as snacks for Japanese sake.
葉がよく茂るし、剪定にも耐えるので、境界の目印に使われたのでしょう。
放置されたチャノキには、ススメバチが内部に巣を作ることもあるので、注意が必要です。
そうそう、お茶の葉を揚げ物にすると、味も癖もないですが、お酒のおつまみになります。
In this area, it is said that there was a custom to plant tea as a border. Therefore, some teas have remained here and there.
It grows thick leaves and withstands deep pruning, so I suppose that the people chose tea as a mark on the border.
Hornets tend to make a nest inside of the abandoned tea, so we should be careful.
I just remembered that fried tea leaves have neither taste nor harshness, but they serve as snacks for Japanese sake.
2019年7月6日土曜日
キョウチクトウ Oleander
扇風機の羽のような形の花びらは、風が吹くと回転しそうです。
原爆のあと、広島で最初に咲いた花がキョウチクトウなので、復興のシンボルですが、猛毒を持つので注意が必要です。
The petal shaped like fan wing, so the flower is likely to rotate when the wind blows.
It was first bloomed after the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. It is a symbol of reconstruction, but we need to be careful because it has strong poison.
原爆のあと、広島で最初に咲いた花がキョウチクトウなので、復興のシンボルですが、猛毒を持つので注意が必要です。
The petal shaped like fan wing, so the flower is likely to rotate when the wind blows.
It was first bloomed after the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. It is a symbol of reconstruction, but we need to be careful because it has strong poison.
2019年7月5日金曜日
ホオノキの実 fruit of magnolia obovata
ホオノキの実は、今は黄色ですが、やがて綺麗な赤色に変わり、その後、赤い種が中からはみ出した、不気味な黒い塊になります。生き物の宿命ですね。
The fruit of magnolia obovata is yellow now, but it turns into live red, and then it falls to the ground as a black weird body with red seeds coming out from the inside. It is the fate of a creature.
The fruit of magnolia obovata is yellow now, but it turns into live red, and then it falls to the ground as a black weird body with red seeds coming out from the inside. It is the fate of a creature.
2019年7月4日木曜日
成長速度と真直度 growth speed vs. straightness
成長速度が早いとまっすぐ育つようです。これとは別に、孫生え（ひこばえ）を見たときは、そのように思います。植物の話です。
I suppose it grows straight if the growth speed is high. Apart from this, when I see basal shoots, I always think so. It's my comment about green things.
I suppose it grows straight if the growth speed is high. Apart from this, when I see basal shoots, I always think so. It's my comment about green things.
2019年7月3日水曜日
イミテーションの花びら imitation petal
ヤブツバキの下に沢山の鮮やかな花びらが落ちています。今頃、そんなはずはないと近づくと、それは、布を染めたイミテーションの花びらでした。何のために使われたのでしょう。何か楽しい企画があったのでしょう。
Lots of bright petals were lying down under a Camellia japonica. Thinking such a thing couldn't be now, I approached the tree. It was an imitation of petal made of dyed cloth. What were these things used for? I supposed there had been something fun project.
Lots of bright petals were lying down under a Camellia japonica. Thinking such a thing couldn't be now, I approached the tree. It was an imitation of petal made of dyed cloth. What were these things used for? I supposed there had been something fun project.
2019年7月2日火曜日
ネジバナ Spiranthes(spiral-flower)
これは、右巻きです。ネジバナには、右巻きと左巻きの両方があります。人間のつむじと同じです。そういえば、つる植物や犬のしっぽは、どうなっているのでしょうか。
This stem is clockwise. We can find both clockwise and counterclockwise in stems of Spiranthes. It is the same as the human hair whorl. By the way, what about dog tails and vines.
This stem is clockwise. We can find both clockwise and counterclockwise in stems of Spiranthes. It is the same as the human hair whorl. By the way, what about dog tails and vines.
2019年7月1日月曜日
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