Relaxing patterns of rice fields
戸倉上山田の周辺の田んぼは稲狩りが始まっています。田んぼを高い所から見れば、金色の波になっている収穫前の田んぼと茶色土が残っている狩った後の田んぼと干してある稲の列、色と模様のモザイクになります。
私の大好きな風景です。ずっと見たくなっちゃう。農家さん達の稲刈りの作業のリズムを見て、なんとなく落ち着きます。（そう言っちゃうと、「何もしないで見るだけなら、手伝って一緒に作業しろ！」と言われっちゃうのかな？）
The rice fields in and around Togura Kamiyamada are starting to get harvested now. The farmers are trying to strike the right balance between letting the fields dry out enough to work them with waiting for the rice plants to mature. With rain scheduled for tomorrow, I noticed more farmers out in the fields today cutting down the plants and stringing them up to dry.
I love the look of the rice fields in this mix of golden waves of ripening rice plants contrasting with the brown dirt of the harvested fields, punctuated by rows of rice fronds set out to dry. I could watch this scenery all day; it's especially with the relaxing slow, steady pace of the farmers working to harvest the crop. Of course, they'd probably get angry at me for just watching and not helping with the work.
