Sunday, August 31, 2008

Chinese trumpet creeper and Shidaresugi

The Chinese trumpet creeper is on the Shidaresugi which is a kind of Japanese cedar.


These seem to coalesce like this picture.

Today I cut the Shidaresugi.
The both did not coalesce, just made contacts.


Cut Shidaresugi



Rain lilies which were posted already on 3rd /August.


Our garden is small, but daily changes make us to be happy.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Weed 020(名無しの権兵衛) " "

A flower in Calendula

Is it a weed?

I don't think so.

But I don't name of the flower.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Weed 019(名無しの権兵衛) " "

Now It's 8:10 pm.

It's big rainfall too.

The big rainfall help then.


But I hope the rain will stop.


These are today's harvests.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Weed 018(名無しの権兵衛) " "

It's rainy day today.
Recently we could not see the sun shine for several days.


The long rainy is a good situation for some weeds.


I don't like to pick up weeds in the rainy day.

Unfortunately, I don't know a name of this weed.


No one touch the web also in the rainy day.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Boilded soybean "枝豆 エダマメ Edamame"

I couldn't pick up the boiled soybean due to raining for two days.

It's today's harvest .

Monday, August 25, 2008

Pretty little flower in the rain "Mint"

It has been raining since yesterday.

So I could not take in boiled soybean.

But I found out pretty little flower in the rain.

So I took these pictures instead of harvesting.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Out of season flower and fruit of the strawberries

I found out the flower of strawberry,


and fruit of strawberry on the rest area the day before yesterday.



We hope a plentiful next year.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Bat tree (泰山木 タイサンボク Taisanboku)

I had a big challenge this morning.
I cut this bat tree which have never bloomed any flower.

I don't want to take care it at high position when I will be more older age.
So I cut it like this.


Stump and Branches




These are cut and surfaces of the tree

When AyeYai sees this situation, she must get angry.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Akinasu "秋茄子" Autumn eggplant?

A eggplant which we can eat in Autumn be called Akinasu "秋茄子" in Japanese.

The both are at am 5:30 today.


These are at am 7:00 yesterday.

This is at am 7:00 today.
If we can say Akinasu, Autumn eggplant in English.
We can say it, Autumn cucumber. "秋胡瓜", Akikyuri


These are today' harvests.
These sweet corns and tomatoes are last harvests on this season.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Lily in front of the gate post again

That's a beauty! I like them.


It's very fine day.


Shooting at am 6:30.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Lily in front of the gate post  (門柱前の白百合)

This white lily is in front of the gate post, it's not the Casa Blanca lily.



Today's harvests

One eggplant has died, so I picked up all fruits on the plant.
Now two eggplants are growing, these called Aki Nasu "秋茄子".
We will be able to eat these eggplants in autumn, So we call Aki Nasu.
Aki "秋" means Autumn, Nasu "茄子" means Eggplant.


Monday, August 18, 2008

Yesterday's harvests (昨日のいろいろな収穫物)

I took up them before keeping the Chinese trumpet creeper yesterday.


Adding one fig


Agglomerate of sweet corns

AyeYai was cooking some foods using them as materials all day.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Chinese trumpet creeper (ノウゼンカズラの手入れ)

I have cut the branches of this plant, Chinese trumpet creeper on despite the heavy rain.

This plant make the good shadow area for the window of our living room.

After that it will be easier to pass through here for me.

But I would have to do the same doing next year.