On a clear autumn morning, very beautiful sunrises can be seen
Please take a look at a few of them
秋の晴れた日の朝はとても美しい朝焼けが診られます。
そのいくつかをどうぞご覧ください。
今日の動画：秋の朝焼け
honey suckle
10/20/2026
THE SECOND HARVEST OF EDAMAME (枝豆、２度目の収穫)
We harvested the edamame once in August, but we’d sown the few remaining seeds again. Just as the plants were coming into flower, the leaves were being eaten by caterpillars, but somehow the pods formed and the beans began to grow, so I harvested them. It’s only a small amount, but we’ve managed to get our second harvest of the year. They’ll make a nice snack to go with a beer at the pub in the garden room.
枝豆は８月に一度収穫しましたが、少し残っていた種をまたまいていました。花が咲くころに葉が芋虫に食べられていましたが、何とかさやがついて豆が大きくなってきたので、収穫しました。わずかですが、今年２度目の収穫が出来ました。ガーデンルームのパブでビールのつまみにできそうです。
10/17/2026
WILD GRAPES BEGINNING TO CHANGE COLOUR (色づき始めたノブドウ)
The small lantana on the retaining wall in my neighbourhood is currently in full bloom, turning the whole area a shade of pink.
近所にある擁壁に今コバノランタナが満開で、一面ピンク色に染まっています。
To its right, the wild grapevine (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. heterophylla) is in flower and bearing plenty of green berries.
その右横にはノブドウが花を咲かせてたくさんの緑の実をつけています。
Further to the right, the wild grapes are already beginning to change colour. The blue and purple berries are truly beautiful—they look just like jewels. As autumn deepens, even the berries that are still green will change colour, promising a magnificent sight.
そして、さらに右側では、すでにノブドウが色づいてきています。青や紫色の実はとても美しく宝石のようです。秋が深まるとまだ青い実も色づいて、すばらしい景色になりそうです。
10/14/2026
THE OLIVES HAVE RIPENED, SO HARVEST TIME HAS COME (オリーブが熟して収穫)
The olive tree I’ve been growing in a pot in the main garden since the start of this year has borne fruit, and as they’ve started to turn colour, I’ve harvested them. There are just over ten of them, but as it’s my first time, I’m delighted.
今年からメインガーデンで鉢で育てているオリーブに実が付いて、色づいてきたので収穫しました。わずかに10個余りですが、初めてでうれしいです。
I’d heard that they’re too astringent to eat as they are, so I looked into various methods for removing the astringency, but decided to try the one that seemed simplest: drying them. First, I pricked small holes in the olives with a fork, then left them by the window to catch the sun; once the sunlight had faded, I dried them in a food dryer. After repeating this process for two days, they became shrivelled and were quite dry. When I took a small bite, the astringency had almost completely disappeared.
そのままでは渋くて食べられないと聞き、いろいろな渋抜きの方法を調べましたが、一番簡単そうな方法をやってみることにしました。それは乾燥させる方法です。まずフォークで実に小さな穴をあけて、窓辺で日に当てて、日が陰ったらフードドライヤで乾かします。これを２日繰り返したらシワシワになってかなり乾きました。ちょっとだけかじってみると、ほとんど渋みはなくなっていました。
Finally, I decided to preserve them by soaking them in olive oil.
最後にオリーブ油に浸して保存することにしました。
10/12/2026
10/10/2026
WOULDN'T WANT ANY MONKEYS COMING INTO THE GARDEN (庭にサルは来てほしくないな)
I heard from my neighbour that a monkey had turned up, so I went to have a look. It came down from the persimmon tree onto the roof of the shed with a thud, then walked off, munching on something. I wondered if it might have eaten a persimmon, but they’re probably still too astringent. However, as I didn’t want it to come round too often once they’d ripened, I went ahead and picked all the persimmons—even the green ones. I decided to soak the ones that had started to turn colour in alcohol to remove the astringency.
お隣さんから猿が来てると聞き見にいくと、柿の木からシーシェッドの屋根にドンと音を立てて下りてきて、何かもぐもぐしながら歩いて行った。ひょっとして柿を食べたのかもと思ったがまだ多分渋いはず。でも甘くなって頻繁に来られるのも嫌だから、柿の実を全部青いのも含めて収穫してしまいました。少し色づいた柿はアルコール漬けにして渋を抜くことにしました。
10/07/2026
GROUND CHERRY HAS STARTED BEARING FRUIT AGAIN (ホオズキトマトがまたなり出しました)
I’ve been growing ground cherries for several years now. They’re perennials; new shoots emerge in spring and the fruit sets in early summer. In the height of summer, the flowers stop blooming and the branches wither, but in autumn new shoots emerge again and they start to flower once more. And now, the fruit is just beginning to set. It takes a little while for the fruit to ripen, but I’ll be harvesting them little by little from autumn through to winter. They have a tartness and sweetness, with a slightly tropical flavour, and are absolutely delicious.
ホオズキトマトを育てて数年になります。多年草で、春に新芽が伸びてきて初夏に実がつきます。真夏は花も咲かなくなり、枝も衰えますが、秋にはまた新芽が伸びてきて花をつけ始めます。そして今、少し実が付き始めています。実が熟すのには少し時間がかかりますが、秋から冬にかけて少しずつ収穫していきます。酸味と甘み、そして少しトロピカルな風味があり、とてもおいしいです。
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| In the side yard garden |
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| On the balcony |
10/05/2026
THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN LEAVES OF AUTUMN (秋の美しい緑葉たち)
Leaves that sprout in spring become withered or turn red and yellow by autumn, losing their beautiful fresh green colour. However, leaves that sprout from summer through to autumn are a very beautiful shade of green. In our garden, several plants captivate us with their beautiful green foliage.
At the entrance to the main garden, behind a small fountain, a thicket of Hagoromo jasmine thrives. Beautiful, bright green new shoots are sprouting. These shoots will bear flowers in spring.
春に芽吹いた葉は秋には痛んだり紅葉したりして美しい新緑の色は失われます。しかし夏から秋に芽吹いた葉はとても美しい緑色をしています。庭ではいくつかの植物が美しい緑の葉で私たちを魅了します。
メインガーデンの入口には小さな噴水の背後にハゴロモジャスミンが茂っています。明るい緑色の美しい新芽が伸びてきています。これらの新芽に春には花をつけます。
Beside the steps made of railway sleepers, a variegated Abelia is thriving. The newly grown branches and leaves have yellow edging, which gradually turns to white. Small white flowers are blooming here and there.
枕木の階段の横には斑入りのアベリアが茂っています。新しく伸びた枝葉には黄色い縁取りがあり、次第に白い縁取りになっていきます。所々には小さな白い花が咲いています。
In the blue border, the chaste tree has been blooming with blue flowers continuously since July. The jacaranda to its left was pruned in July after flowering and has since grown new branches and leaves, becoming lush and full. The leaves are bipinnate and have a very delicate, beautiful shape.
ブルーのボーダー花壇にはセイヨウニンジンボクが７月からずっと青い花を咲かせ続けています。その左側にあるジャカランダは花後の７月に剪定をして、新しい枝葉を伸ばしてきて大きく茂りました。葉は二回羽状複葉でとても繊細で美しい形をしています。
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| Jacaranda (left) and Chaste tree (right) |
To the left of the shed, the autumn-flowering acacia (which continues to flower from late October through the winter) was heavily pruned in April; since then, it has gradually put out new shoots and is now lush and full, bearing numerous flower buds. Its slender branches are densely covered with small, slender, short leaves, making it a very pretty sight.
シェッドを挟んでその左側に秋咲きのミモザ（10月後半から冬の間咲き続ける）は、４月に強剪定したあとに少しずつ新芽を伸ばし、今は大きく茂ってたくさんの花芽をつけています。細い枝に細く短い小さな葉がびっしりとついていて、とてもきれいです。
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| Acacia (left) and Jacaranda (right) |
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