Our crane / turtle garden feature sunning itself
このごろで亀清旅館の中庭の亀は甲羅干しの姿がよく見ます。それと偶然かもしれないけど、「100年風呂」露天風呂の庭の中に作った「鶴亀」の亀の背中に立っているもみじは深い色になってきました。この亀も甲羅干しをしているように見えた！
(この写真じゃ見つらいですが、「亀」の頭、前足、後ろ足と尻尾は丸い石で出来てい、真ん中の立ている石と広がっているもみじは「鶴」のイメージです。）
Lately, our koi pond here in the middle of Kamesei Ryokan has been graced with the presence of our namesake turtles coming out and sunning themselves in the grass by the pond. The "crane / turtle" motif feature in the garden around our "100 Year Bath" outdoor bath has a Japanese maple whose leaves have developed into a deep red color, making it look like it, too, has been sunning itself.
It's a bit tricky to see in this picture, but the round river rocks make up the head, foreleg, back leg and tail of the turtle, and the rocks standing up along with the branches of the maple are in the image of a crane spreading its wings.
