We harvested a few small apples this year as well.
So my wife boiled them and made apple pie.
今年も少しだけ小さなリンゴ (アルプス乙女) がなったので、収穫しました.
リンゴを煮て、アップルパイにしました.
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.
We harvested a few small apples this year as well.
So my wife boiled them and made apple pie.
今年も少しだけ小さなリンゴ (アルプス乙女) がなったので、収穫しました.
リンゴを煮て、アップルパイにしました.
Last weekend morning, I went for a walk to the beach about five minutes away by car. It was a quiet morning with very few people around. The blue sky and sea were beautiful, and there was a fresh breeze blowing.
Most of the summer flowers such as Vitex rotundifolia were gone, but the Asiatic dayflower and water pepper were in full bloom.
The air was clear and I could see the island of Iki beyond the sea.
週末の朝、車で5分ほどの海岸に散歩に出かけました. 人影はほとんどなく、静かな朝でした. ブルーの空と海が美しく、そして爽やかな風が吹いていました.
夏の花、ハマゴウはほとんど終わっていて、ツユクサとミゾソバが満開でした.
空気が澄んでいて、海の彼方には壱岐の島が見えました.
Asiatic dayflower ツユクサ |
Water pepper ミゾソバ |
Green foxtail 猫じゃらし |
Vitex rotundifolia ハマゴウ |
The rose 'Gertrude Jekyll' is blooming again. It's a fragrant rose, our favorite, and we've planted it on either side of the bench at the brick wall.
バラのガートルードジェキルが返り咲きしています. 香りのよいバラで、私たちのお気に入りで、レンガ塀のベンチの両側に植えています.
I pruned coleus 'Cherry star' because it was overgrown. I put the cut branches and leaves on top of the green leaves in the compost bin, and it looks gorgeous as if it has bloomed.
コリウスが徒長したので剪定をしました. その剪定くずを堆肥容器の緑の葉の上に入れたら、花が咲いたように華やかになりました.
Pruned coleus (left) and cut branches and leaves (right) 剪定したコリウス(左)と切った枝葉(右) |
I received an old urn planter made of FRP from a gardening friend. One of the corners of the square base was broken, so I repaired it.
FRP製の古い壺型プランターを庭友さんからいただきました. 四角い土台の一つの角がが壊れていたので、補修をしました.