昨日は「姨捨を愛する会」の大野会長さんから電話があったので、軽トラに乗って姨捨駅に飛んでいきました。（まあ、布団上げや看板書きの作業が終わって、飛んでいきました。）駅の前に立派なアカシアの気は沢山ありますが、毎年のこのごろにその落ちる葉っぱの量がすごいです。私が大野さんの手伝いで落ち葉を軽トラの後ろに山のように積んで、捨ててきました。
私がいつも「姨捨夜景・伝説ツアー」でお世話になっている姨捨駅に貢献ができるのは嬉しいです。大野さん、呼んでいただいて、有難うございました。
Obasute Station got its name from the legend of throwing away ("Sute") old ladies ("Oba"). I often take guests there at night, not to throw them away but to show them the view below of the lights of our town and Nagano City in the distance. Today I went to Obasute to throw away leaves. Across the street from the station is a cluster of acacia trees, and ever year at this time their falling leaves create a mess. Ono-san, the main volunteer that takes care of the station, called me yesterday. I drove our K-Truck up there and we scooped up all the leaves into the back and took them away for disposal. It felt great for me to give something back to the station.
