Call at my elder sister 3 (姉宅訪問３)

These flowers are in her house.

But she can not remember name of the flowers.

Call at my elder sister 2 (姉宅訪問２)

Call at my elder sister (姉宅訪問)

My elder sister is almost 70 years old. Her hobby is photography. She use a silver salt camera and get a place on some photo contests every year.
She is almost semipro camera woman. So she was hung up a silver salt camera. But she finally bought a high end digital camera and PC for herself last September. Because she pay much money for her hobby using the silver salt camera.
Fortunately she got cash award on some contests this year, so she could buy the both, PC and Camera.
She is still beginner at PC, we called at her for teaching her how to use her PC. There are a lot of plants with flowers in her garden and house. These are photographic subjects for her camera.

Photo by Herojiji

Photo by Herojiji

Photo by her

First snow of the season (初雪 ハツユキ Hatsuyuki)

We have the first snow of the season yesterday.

We had much more snow last first snow.

This snow disappeared by after raining in a moment.

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The first snowing

Disappear by after raining

In a moment
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Electrical piano (電気ピアノ Denki piano )

We have three kind of keyboard instruments.
One is piano, electronic organ and this electrical piano.

AyeYai is interested in playing this instrument in this year again.
She was bitten with taking care of her blog last year.

Now she is enjoying to play Invention a 2 Voix of Bach.
I like Bach musics.

After playing keyboard, and them enjoy another keyboard.

The left PC is for her.

I gingerly asked her for playing in concert with my flute.

Her answer was "No", ... ha,ha,ha,..............ha!!!

Three tripods for a birthday present

Michelle san, I read your comment in your blog;:) Chris says he wants a tripod for his birthday !

I can not wait for his birthday.
We have prepared three kind of tripods for your Chris san in this picture as the birthday present.

These are AyeYai's stuffs. She made a lot of works with them. The camera is new one for her blog, and I can use old one for my blog.

Yes, he can pick up one of them and download it.

It will be a modest the birthday present for him.

I want to see your beautiful photos more.

The kitchen rose (台所の薔薇)

The rose wilt and change of color to green from white for less one month.



I took the both pictures of the same flower against the sun.

I did shooting left one at 6 am, right one at 7 am today.
Position of sunshine shall make different color on photographing.

Radish leaves and Sign of Sprig again

Before growing radishes, we don't eat the leaves.
Now we can eat very fresh leaves.
These are today's harvest for in lows.




Blueberry in this morning

Today's Radish (今日の大根 Kyo no Daikon)

These are remaining radishes from thinning out.

When shall I get out them?

Wait!!!

Young yet!!!

Hand-rolled sushi (握り寿司 ニギリズシ Nigirizushi)

These are for our dinner which I made today.

We speak of then as Nigirizushi in Japanese.
What do you say them in English?
According to a dictionary,
Nigirizushi means hand-rolled sushi, hand-shaped sushi or portion of rice with fidh on top.
Which one best? Ha.......ha......ha......ha!!!!!

Swamp chrysanthemum (North Pole)

This is a first flower to be posted in this year.

That is the same as last year.

It's cycle of the earth. Hello new year! Thank you for your every things!

Sign of Spring (春の兆し Haru no Kizashi)

There are some plants to break into leaf and put out buds as sign of spring in our garden.

Lilac

Persimmon

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Blueberry

Cherry

Happy New Year! (新年明けましておめでとう！)

The First Sunrise of The Year
Happy New Year !!!!!



These are New Year dishes.

(Rice cakes boiled in vegetable soup) [雑煮 Zoni]



(Steamed Egg Hotchpotch) [茶碗蒸し Chawanmushi]

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Upper plate, from left
"Date Maki" "Squid dressed with Cod ovum"
"Squid dressed with Wasabi preserved in sake lees"

Lower plate, from the left
"Roast pork" "Broiled Shrimp with salt" "Salmon roe"

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"Strawberry tart for the dessert"

Our son back to our home from Tokyo last year, yesterday.
But he went to play golf with his friend, after ate the new year dished.

Radish and Miso soup (大根と味噌汁)

These become a radish.

The right side is amorous radish.

These are side dishes for today's breakfast.

This radish Miso soup had very good taste.

First freezing (初氷 ハツゴオリ Hatsu Goori)

This place is a sink for the tap in our garden.

It must be first freezing this season.

But MA in US had a first freezing on 18/November in this season.

MA latitude is higher than here. So it stands to reason two different timings.