朝の水鳥

朝の水鳥

ササゴイかなゴイサギかな

若鳥かクチバシと羽根模様

朝の漁場は流れ少ない水路

冬の渡り鳥そろそろ見える頃

Waterfowl in the morning

Is it a green-backed heron? Is it a night heron?

It's a young bird from its beak and feather pattern

The morning fishing ground is a waterway with little water flow

The season when winter migratory birds are about to arrive

十月半ば

十月半ば

未明の東空に輝く下弦の月
緑道公園の桜並木は冬支度
柿の葉も赤青の曼荼羅模様
庭の餌箱そろそろ小鳥の帰還
Mid October
First quarter moon shining in the eastern sky before dawn
The row of cherry blossom trees in Green road Park looks like winter
The persimmon leaves in my garden also have a red-blue mandala pattern.
The little bird is about to return to feeding box in my garden

サシバを見上げて

サシバを見上げて

台風影響下のサシバの渡り

佐多岬上空を飛び回る数羽

上昇気流と西風に羽根乗せ

南島へ飛翔の光景秋の深まり

Looking up at Grey-faced Buzzard

Grey-faced buzzard migration after typhoon no.14 has passed

Only a few Grey-faced Buzzard fly over Cape Sata

Put the wings on updraft and westerly wind

I feel the depth of autumn in the sight of flying to South Island

台風がそれて

台風が逸れて

風は吹くけど雨は小雨

台風十四号日向灘東へ

朝の漁に励むアオサギ

柿の実どうやら難を逃れ

Typhoon deviates

Wind blows but rain is light

Typhoon No. 14 changes course to east of Hyuga-nada

Gray heron working hard in the morning fishing

Persimmon fruit apparently it didn't fall

今朝の月

今朝の月

明け方の西空に居待月

微かに赤らむ東空美し

庭の柿が三箱残り野鳥

今もコロナウイルス続く

This morning moon

There is Eighteen-day-old moon in west sky at dawn

The slightly reddish eastern sky is beautiful

Three boxes of persimmons in my garden are harvested, and rest go to wild birds

Covid-19 vigilance is still ongoing

サシバの季節

サシバの季節

日本各地にサシバの渡りが始まり
金御岳も百十四羽が昨日迄に南下
都城盆地も秋の色合いに染まる頃
広がる光景心は空を飛ぶ渡り鳥気分
Grey-faced buzzard-eagle season
Grey-faced buzzard-eagle migration has begun in various parts of Japan
As for Kanemidake, 114 birds went south by yesterday
Miyakonojo basin also is dyeing in autumn colors
Expansive spectacle feels like a migratory bird flying in the sky

台風通過

台風通過

避難勧告が携帯電話に鳴り響き

庭の柿木に神経雨伴う南の突風

愛犬の移動庭の小屋から玄関へ

海抜150ｍ直径20kmの都城盆地

Typhoon passage

The evacuation advisory suddenly rings on my mobile phone

A gust from south accompanied by a squall on a persimmon tree in  garden

Move my dog from hut in garden to cage at entrance

It is Miyakonojo basin of 150m above sea level and 20km in diameter.

台風通過前

台風通過前

時おり小雨がぱらつき傘左手

五時三〇分過ぎ東空が赤らみ

気象庁台風情報避難は早めに

朝の陸上競技場に体操常連十人

Before typhoon passage

Occasionally light rain with a parasol umbrella on left hand

After 5:30, eastern sky begins to blush.

Typhoon information from Japan Meteorological Agency hastens evacuation

Ten gymnastics regulars in the morning athletics field

台風の余波

台風の余波

台風八号九号十号と続き
台風銀座通りの名が復活
青葉が陸上競技場を彩り
秋の足音落葉から聞こえる
Typhoon aftermath
Typhoon No.8, No.9, and No.10 continue
The name of Typhoon Ginza-Street is revived
Green leaves decorates athletic stadium
Footsteps of autumn hears from fallen leaves

休日のドライブ

休日のドライブ

鹿児島市街地を眺める桜島展望台
真夏の風も心地良くマスク顔見ず
水中翼船の水煙が遙か海面に光る
桜島火山灰西風に乗り山頂顔を出す
Holiday drive
Sakurajima Observatory overlooking Kagoshima city area
The midsummer breeze is so comfortable that I don't look at mask face
The water droplets of a hydrofoil are shining on sea surface far away
Sakurajima volcanic ash also rides a westerly wind and ridgeline of summit is beautiful

蝉の合唱

蝉の合唱

朝から聞こえる蝉しぐれ
お盆の暑さのテーマ音楽
あちらこちらに蝉の亡骸
唄う虫も栄枯盛衰夏が去る
A chorus of cicadas
A chorus of cicadas heard from the morning
It's the theme music of Obon Festival heat
There are cicada carcasses here and there
The singing insects also rise and fall, this summer is gone

お盆過ぎ

お盆過ぎ

空に明けの明星と下弦の月
今朝は久しぶりのアオサギ
川辺の白百合も桃色の変化
夏八月の過ぎ去る微かな足音
After the Bon Festival passes.
In the eastern sky, the dawn star and the moon of lower chord shine
This morning I met a Gray Heron after a long absence.
The white lily on riverside is also faded to pink
The faint footsteps of summer August passing by

真夏の八月

真夏の八月

朝の西空にもくもくと入道雲
陸上競技場二周の十分後消滅
桜島噴火は上空五千メートル
夏の晴れた日展望台へドライブ
Midsummer august
Cumulonimbus appear in the morning sky
Extinguished after two laps of athletics stadium
Sakurajima eruption rises to 5,000 meters above sky
Drive to Sakurajima Observatory on a sunny summer day

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志布志湾のしぶき

志布志湾のしぶき

入り江の沖で白い帯を描く
水上バイクの上がるしぶき
漁港へと漁船が航跡を残す
ひとときの光景に若者と漁師
Splash of Shibushi Bay
Draw a white belt off the bay
Splash that water bike raises
A fishing boat leaves a trail to the fishing port
Young people and fishermen in a moment of sight

二羽のアオバヅク

二羽のアオバヅク

小学校庭の栴檀樹に二羽アオバズク
愛鳥家友人メールで昔の記憶が蘇る
南の渡り鳥で日本朝鮮満州が繁殖地
ギョロリと金色に光る両眼夏の風物詩
Two Brown Hark-Owl
There are two Brown Hark-Owls in a big ebony tree in elementary school garden
A bird lover friend's email revives my old memory
Migratory birds from south, where Japan, Korean Peninsula and Manchuria are breeding grounds
Goggling and golden eyes are summer tradition