外の空気を吸いながらりんご花見 Breathing Fresh Air and Viewing Apple Blossoms

May 2, 2010: 季節 Seasons

apple blossoms and sunshine

このにぎやかなゴールデンウィークで今日のお昼はちょっと時間があったから子供たちを連れて、上山田のりんご農園に行きました。春風が顔に当たりながら、りんごの花を楽しみました。

実は、その宮下農園さんから紅玉の木を頂く事になっています。去年は宮下さん達の為に看板を作ってあげました。その代わりじゃないけど、亀清の「紅玉」と言うテーマで改造している客室の為に紅玉の木は一本、作ってくれました。今日はその下見を合わせて、りんごの花見してきました。

リンゴの花とは言え、太陽の光に春の風と言え、久しぶりのリンゴ畑は気持ちよかった!

Despite this being our busy season with the Golden Week Holiday, we had a couple of hours free this afternoon, so I took the kids out for lunch and a short drive to one of our apple orchards here in Kamiyamada. The pretty flowers combined with the fresh spring air made for a pleasant experience.

Actually, I had an ulterior motive for going to the orchard. Last year I had made a new sign for one of the growers, Miyashita Orchard. In return, they grafted a kogyoku apple tree start for us. We are renovating one of our guestrooms around a kogyoku theme, in honor of this local heirloom variety apple. I wanted to get an idea of how much room we'll need in the garden for this start.

The combination of apple blossoms, fresh spring air and sunlight made for a refreshing trip to the apple orchard!




The Kogyoku start the Miyashita's are growing for us


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