ハナツクバイウツギ abelia

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When I had a camera firstly, I was a highschool student. I have no memory of taking a picture of flower. In my university days, I took a picture of Oiranso in the garden of my lodging. But I cann't afford to develope it those days.
After twelve years I found the undeveloped film and took it to the shop. The colors and shapes had been already almostly lost.
In the atumun of 1985, I bought a single-use camera with only curiosity for new goods. I took pictures around Ichigaya and showed them to my co-workers in the factory. One of them, an ex-photographer, told that the picture of a chrysanthemum was excellent. His praise pushed me to get my camera. I started to work for 108 days without a holiday and with saving enough money to buy a good camera.
Next Spring, I got a train for Nagoya to buy a camera and the owner of the famous discount imported Japanese camera shop recomended a arfa 9000, the top quality camera of the Minolta corporation.
I waited the autumn coming to take pictures of same chrysanthemum and of abelia which I had liked best at the previous year.
So, when autumn returns, I never fail to take pictures of abelia.

（@東中野, Higashinakano, Nakano ward）