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It's very hot today.The Meteorological Agency announced the end of the rainy season in Chu-go-ku area yesterday.
I feel somewhat the air being dry and I hear the sound of cicada too.
It's the beginning of hot summer !
Swallows laid eggs and are feeding them now.
Their baby birds will leave the nest before long.
This is the second trial .
At first they were feeding their baby birds at the two nests.
A snake or a crow attacked the nests on May 23 and all the babies were eaten. 
I was shocked very much because they had grown to leave the nests soon.
This time, they laid five eggs in the nest.
But two of them fell from the nest and I could see three baby birds in it.
July 5
And one more baby bird fell to the ground and there were two birds then.
July 15
They will be able to fly in the air and leave the nest before long .
July 17
Big and strong typhoon no.4 that had brought heavy rain and wind to Okinawa and Kyusyu district is coming near.
It rained so much that it brought much damage to the districts; flood, landslide and so on.
Of course, many people were injured.
It is in Miyazaki district now and is heading for northeast.
Rain and wind are becoming stronger and stronger here too.
I wish there be little damage ! 
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Election campaign of assembly member of the House of Councilors started today.It is said 377 candidate offered candidacy.
Election campaign is to last for 17 days from today.
There are many issues, for example, 'issue of constitutional change about
article 9', 'politics and money' and so on.
This time, the most important issue of all seems to be a pension problem.
We have a great interest in which party becomes majority.
Anyway we should think well in voting to make a 'Beautiful country, Japan' as Prime minister; Mr Abe says.
The election day is July 29.
Rice field today
It has been raining for a few days and rice plants in the rice fields are growing well.
Seen from the second floor of my house, they look like green carpets.
Passion flower
I saw some kinds of interesting flowers and weeds.
These are some of them.
Passion flower that looks like a clock is blooming now.
I used to grow the flower, but I don't now.
Crowdipper
It is growing in my backyard.
The shape looks like a head of snake, doesn't it?
Dokudami in Japanese
These are two kinds of Dokudami.
One is Dokudami whose leaves are colorful and the other simple green.
This plant smell bad, but white crossed petals look pure.
We call this plant Ju-u-ya-ku ; (Ten kinds of medicine) as it is good for our health.
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This hydrangea is in my yard.It's blue color has turned more beautiful now.
Hydrangea remind us of rainy season in Japan.
They seem to be more beautiful in the rain.
By the way, it's has been raining since this morning, but it stopped raining now.
We have many rainy days in the rainy season !