Today a traditional ritual called shiromite or village-prayer was held. A priest and about sixty people of the villagers got together at a small public hall and after praying for rich harvest and good health we enjoyed drinking having lunch and chat. Every year the meeting is held at the end of June after rice-planting is over. This is one of the traditional events in this district.
Here in Okayama rice-planting is over.
Long ago it is a very hard work. All the families go to the field from early in the morning till late at night. But recently thanks to the various machines the works are done very quickly.
As a result farmers eat rice cost very high. Aftre planting there are many works to do. Controling water is one of them. Giving fertilizer and chemicals to kill insects and weeds also cost much. They are hard works in the hot.
But to keep field given from our ancestor neat growing rice may be important.June 15.Tuesday
Long ago it is a very hard work. All the families go to the field from early in the morning till late at night. But recently thanks to the various machines the works are done very quickly.
As a result farmers eat rice cost very high. Aftre planting there are many works to do. Controling water is one of them. Giving fertilizer and chemicals to kill insects and weeds also cost much. They are hard works in the hot.
But to keep field given from our ancestor neat growing rice may be important.June 15.Tuesday
According to the weather forcast now a very big typhoon no.6 is staying at Okinawa area and it will come to Chugoku or Shikoku area about the day after tomorrow. It began to rain in the evening. I wish there be littie damage. June 19. Saturday
７月１１日は、参議院議員選挙の日です。今日、投票所入場券が郵送されてきました。たった１票ですが、候補者の話を良く聞いて、投票に行こうと思っています。巷の噂では、投票率が低くなりそうとの事ですが、それでは国民の代表を選ぶ意味が薄れると思うので、投票率が高くなることを願っています。
今日はとても暑かった!!湿度こそあまり高くは無かったようだが、夕方になり、冷たい風に当たるとホッとする。まだ暑さに慣れていないので、体にこたえる。これから当分湿度の高いムシムシする天気が続くと思うと、気分も鬱陶しくなる。大型台風も近ずいているらしいし・・・。と、言ってみても始まらない。何か、楽しい事を探すことだ。
今日は一日、このホームページに写真を貼り付けようと、gooのアップローダーを使い、あれこれやってみましたが、最後の最後、うまく行かず、骨折り損に終わってしまいました。まだまだ修行が足りないようです。それにしても、最近の若い人は、こんなこと位朝飯前で、スイスイやってしまうようで、年を感じてしまいます。
The other day I read a diary written in English in goo's homepage. SO I think I also try to write this diary in English.
In spite of rainy season it's very fine today. I feel good. Trees and floewrs are very beautiful around me.
It's a beautiful day today.
In spite of rainy season it's very fine today. I feel good. Trees and floewrs are very beautiful around me.
It's a beautiful day today.