羽衣 hagoromo

薔薇の花には色々な形で咲くものがありますが、剣弁高芯（けんべんこうしん）咲きと呼ばれる、花弁の先が尖って、芯が盛り上がる花の形は、薔薇のイメージそのものです。

There are many roses that bloom in various forms, but the flower which has pointed petals, high center and totally pot shape is really popular in Japan.

蜘蛛の糸 spider's thread

以前撮った写真から。
蜘蛛の糸が伸び縮みするのか。考えたこともありませんでした。
この写真は、風を大きくはらんだ蜘蛛の巣ですが、糸が伸びて、等高線のようになっています。

from a photo I took before:
Does the spider's thread stretch or shrink? I've never thought about it. This photo shows a spider web with a lot of wind, the thread stretches and looks like a contour line.

金木犀 Kin-mokusei

朱色の花が咲く"金"木犀と、白い花が咲く"銀"木犀があります。金と銀は,、よい取り合わせです。そのため、私の解釈では、朱色の花を咲かせる方を金と、白い花を咲かせる方を銀と名付けたたのだろうと思っていました。
ところが、白い花を咲かせる、"白"木犀も別にあると聞き、私なりの解釈は粉砕されました。

ところで、金木犀は雌雄異株です。日本には、花つきの良い雄株しか持ち込まれていません。挿し木や取り木で、簡単に増やせるのが理由だそうです。それって、合理的過ぎませんか。

There are two similar popular plants that are now in full bloom and have a strong aroma. One is the“Kin-mokusei”which has vermillion flowers, and the other is the "Gin-mokusei" which has white flowers. "Kin-" means gold color, "Gin-" means silver color, and "mokusei" means wooden foot of rhino. I think gold and silver make a good harmony. Therefore, I thought that the plant which blooms vermilion flowers would be named "Kin-" and the plant which blooms white flowers would be named "Gin-." This is my interpretation.
However, I heard that there is another "Shiro-mokusei" which has white flowers. My interpretation was shattered.
"Shiro-" means white color.

By the way, Kin-mokusei is a dioecious plant. Male plant has much flowers than female plant. So they brought in only male plants. The reason is that it can be easily increased by a cutting or a layering. Don't you think it is too rational?

ティザンヌ tisane

このところ、天気がおもわしくなく、華やかさもどっかへ行ってしまいました。撮影者の生気のなさが反映されたかもしれません。

It lasts bad weather these days and the gorgeousness of the flower has gone. It may have reflected the lack of life of the photographer.

アイスバーグ iceberg

アイスバーグ(薔薇)は、多花性で房状に花が咲き、名前の通り氷山のように見えるそうです。

Iceberg blooms a lot of flowers. They say that it looks like an iceberg from a distance, as the name suggests.

イチジク fig

イチジクの皮は厚いものと思っていましたが、今日食べたのは薄かったので、得をした気分でした。イチジクを食べるときは、無邪気な子供に戻れるようです。

I thought the fig skin is normally thick, but today I was able to eat a fig which had thin skin. I felt lucky. While I'm eating a fig, I seem to have been able to return to an innocent child.

シャルルドゴール Charles de Gaulle

バラの、シャルルドゴールは、遅咲きと聞いていますが、真っ先に咲き始めました。彼は、せっかちなのでしょうか。

I heard that Charles de Gaulle is in late bloom rose, but it began to bloom first. Is he impatient?