見るだけで目が回るI get dizzy just watching!

2008.05.16: 温泉タウン戸倉上山田 Onsen Town Togura-Kamiyamada

Are we dizzy yet?

毎朝は私が長男を連れて、通学の待ち合わせ場所まで連れて行きます。今朝は班長を待ちながら息子と友達がポールでぐるぐる回り遊びしていた。晴れていたし、やはり遊びたくなる天気ですね。
Every morning I walk our oldest son to the corner to meet up with his schoolmates for their walk to school. While waiting for the head honcho, or as they say in Japanese, 'honcho', the boys started twirling around the street pole. The weather was perfect for playing like that.





ミツバチとアカシアAcacia trees and honeybees

2008.05.16: 長野に来る理由 Reasons to Come to Nagano

アカシアの木と蜜八

温泉の何でも屋、村越さん、がひとつな丸太を板に切ってくれるということで、私が彼の千曲川の周辺の仕事場にお邪魔しに行きました。そうすると、面白い網の帽子をかぶっている人がいた。川辺のアカシアの木の皆が咲いているのでその関係でミツバチ屋さんたちが来ていました。これできっと美味しい蜂蜜が出来るでしょう。
Our onsen's handyman, Murakoshi-san, kindly offered to cut a log into planks for me. I drove over to his workplace along the Chikuma River as usual, but as I approached I saw some people with net masks. My first thought was X-Files, but then I realized they were beekeepers and were here because the acacia trees were in bloom. Apparently acacia flowers make for delicious honey.
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