今日の動画:柳川に行ってきました
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.
In 1996, the World Ceramics Exposition was held in the Arita area of Saga Prefecture. A park was created to commemorate the event. There is a splendid World Ceramics Exposition Memorial Hall and the monument 'Flower flame' by Taro Okamoto remains.
The park is vast, and in one corner there is an archway with a Chinese honeysuckle plant. It is just in bloom, and the red and yellow Campsis radicans are in full bloom. The trumpet-shaped flowers sway in the wind and are a wonderful sight. It is a very pleasant park.
1996年に佐賀県の有田地区で世界・焱(ほのお)の博覧会が開催されました。それを記念して公園が作られました。立派な炎の博記念堂があり、岡本太郎作の花炎も残されています。
公園は広大で、その一角にノウゼンカズラのアーチがあります。ちょうど開花の時期で、赤と黄色のアメリカノウゼンカズラが咲いています。トランペットの形の花で、風に揺れてすばらしい光景です。とても気持ちの良い公園です。
We visited Mifuneyama Rakuen in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture. It was just azalea blossom season and the view of the famous azalea spot called Azalea Valley was breathtaking. The fresh green of the huge camphor tree was also beautiful.
佐賀県武雄市にある御船山楽園へ行ってきました。ちょうどツツジの花の季節で、つつじ谷と呼ばれるつつじの名所の景色は圧巻でした。新緑の大楠もきれいでした。
When we visited Saikai Bridge on the outskirts of Sasebo City last summer, we saw a line of three tall towers in the distance from the observatory, which the information board said was the transmitting station.
We visited the Hario Transmitting Station on our way to Huis Ten Bosch this time.
去年の夏に佐世保市郊外の西海橋を訪ねた時に、展望台から遠くに高い3本の塔が並んでいるのが見え、送信所と案内板に書いてありました。
今回ハウステンボスに行ったついでに、この針尾送信所を訪ねてみました。
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| Hario Transmitting Station seen from the Saikai Bridge Observatory (last summer) 西海橋展望台からみた針尾送信所(昨年夏) |
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| Inside the wireless transmission tower 無線塔の内部 |
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| Inside of the transmission room 電信室の内部 |
The other day we visited Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki.
There are rose gardens on both sides in front of the Palace Huis Ten Bosch at the far end. One side is designed around a round pond, with lots of bush roses and climbing roses growing on arches on all four sides.
There were quite a few autumn roses in bloom.
先日、長崎のハウステンボスに行きました.
一番奥にあるパレスハウステンボスの手前の両側にバラ園があります. 片方は丸い池を中心としたデザインで、たくさんの木立バラと、四方のアーチにつるバラが育っています.
秋バラが結構咲いていました.
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| Standard white rose |