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定年退職後の人生を楽しみながら120歳まで生き抜こうとするオヤジの闘いの記録です

南の島のお正月 The New Year in Southern Island

2011-01-01 10:49:21 | 日記
明けましておめでとうございます
いつものように5時半に起きて、タイガーに食事を与えて庭の落ち葉拾いをしました
大きなマンゴーの木からは一晩で庭を埋め尽くすほどの葉が落ちます
これを効率よく拾うには熊手を使うのが一番ですが、ショップで確かめたところ異常に高価で買う気になれませんでした
箒と手で少しずつかき集めるのに約1時間かかり、かなり腰が痛くなります
しかし綺麗になった庭はとても清々しく、元旦の気分が出てきます
落ち葉拾いをしていると、例によってタイガー君が協力?してくれるつもりか、私の脚や手にまつわりついて、ありがた迷惑です





A happy new year!
I got up at 5:30 as usual, after giving the food to Tiger I collected the fallen leaves of the big mango tree in the front yard.
A lot of leaves ar folling down during the night such as covered on whole yard.
To do it effectively the bamboo or plastic rake is the best and I checked at the shop ever but it was too expensive to buy.
It took about one hour to collect them with a broom and my own hands and it made me a backache.
However the cleaned up yard was so nice and I felt refreshed of the new years day.
When I was collecting the leaves, Tiger came and cooperated(?) with me, he clung to my legs and hands.
Thanks Tiger but it was an unwelcome favor.