子供たちをセツブンソウに連れてみた Taking the kids to see the setsubunsou flowers

March 14, 2010: 季節 Seasons

Togura setsubunso

セツブンソウ。小さな白い花。中心に綺麗な紫と奇異色い部分。小さくて可愛いらしい花。そして、とっても珍しい花。

戸倉駅の上の天狗公園にセツブンソウの群があります。態々育つボランティア会があります。道を整備したり、いのししから祈ったりしています。そのお陰で、大々的に咲いています。ごついカメラを持って、一生懸命写真を撮るファンが毎年に多くなっています。

今日はうちの子供たちを連れて行ってみました。天気は晴れていましたが、空気がまだ冬のよう。車を取れて、軽トラ様な道は2~300メーターぐらい登ります。道はどろどろで靴がぐちゃぐちゃになっちゃったけど、子供たちは大喜び。セツブンソウのところはつい最近まで雪でかぶされたが、雪が解けて花は可愛く咲いていました。

子供たちはその花を見て、喜んでくれるかなと心配しましたが、息子達が先に着いたので、「ダダ、見て!」と嬉しそうな声で花を見せてくれました。美咲ちゃんも自分の目線の近くに可愛い花があって、喜んでいた。

戸倉駅の上の天狗の里のセツブンソウは3月21,22日の連休まで割き続く見込みなので機会があれば、是非行って見てください。

Setsubunsou is a tiny little wildflower with pretty white petals and a colorful yellow and purple center. Not only is it preciously cute and small, but it is a rare flower as well.

Above nearby Togura Station, there is a park that has a patch of setsubunsou. A volunteer group maintains a path and keeps the wildboars away, so camera enthusiasts and flower fans can come and take pictures and enjoy the pretty little flowers.

Today I took our kids to go see the Tengu Park setsubunsou. Although it was clear today, there was a definite winter chill in the air. The hillside where the flowers are was covered by snow even just a couple of days ago, but the snow was gone and the flowers were in bloom. After climbing the path a half mile or so (and getting nice and muddy in the process - the kids loved that!), we reached the spot. I was worried that the kids wouldn't appreciate the flowers, but our sons, who reached their first, greeted Misaki and I excitedly, "Daddy, look at the flowers!"

The Togura setsubunsou flowers are expected to continue blooming through the March 21st/ 22nd holiday weekend, so if you are in the area, come and check them out!



Misaki looking at the flowers


Kenny looking at the snow-covered Alps in the distance


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