Petit English Garden of MARPLE & POIROT

My wife and I started gardening in Fukuoka (Japan) in 2003. There was nothing but muddy clayey sloping land. At the beginning we made several structure such as steps and paths, and planted turf, fruit trees, roses, herbs etc. In 2010, we visited several famous English gardens, including Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Mottisfont Abbey Garden and Hidcote Manor Garden. We were shocked by the glory of those gardens. Since then, we have been trying to make small but glorious gardens by ourselves.

庭の紹介

　夫婦で庭づくりを福岡の郊外で2003年に始めました.　赤土むきだしの斜面にまず階段や園路をつくって芝をはり、果樹やバラ、ハーブなどを植えました.

　2010年にイギリスの有名なガーデンの、シシングハースト、モティスフォントアビー、ヒドコートマナーなどを回り、その素晴らしさに圧倒され、それから自分たちで小さくても素晴らしい庭をめざして庭づくりをつづけています.

6/23/2018

LITTLE IRENE (可愛いイレーヌ)

We went to Kyusyu National Museum to look at the Special Exhibition
"Impressionist Masterpieces from the E.G. Buehrle Collection, Zurich".

至上の印象派展ビュールレ・コレクションを見に、
九州国立博物館に行って来ました.

So many advertisement posters of the Exhibition were hung in a train bound for Dazaifu (located 15 km southeast of Fukuoka).

大宰府（福岡の南東15キロにある）行きの電車には

展覧会の広告がたくさん下がっていました.

Dazaifu is an old city since 7th century
and is famous for Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.
We paid a visit to the Shrine and ate popular 'Umegae' rice cakes
before visit the Museum.

大宰府は7世紀からの古い町で
太宰府天満宮で有名です.
博物館に行く前に、
天満宮に参詣して名物の梅が枝餅を食べました.

The Kyushu National Museum is a huge mordern architecture.
It is wonderful to look at the window glasses
reflecting the sky and the mountains.

九州国立博物館は巨大な現代建築で
窓ガラスに空と山が写る姿はとても素晴らしくみえます.

We were surprised that the most popular paintings of the Exhibition were permitted to take photographs.
This is the first experience for us to take photos of paintings in the museum.