Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween




珍しく暖かいハロウィン、キャンディは150個用意

It will be a relatively warm Halloween here in Colorado.
We are armed with 150 candies.


1988
1989

 毎年 仮装の準備で大騒動した楽しい思い出は山ほど

Halloween nights were hectic every year when our son was a boy.
So many fun memories.



 
       

          Have a safe and fun Halloween! 





Thursday, October 27, 2011

snow




お久しぶりです

今シーズン二度目の雪が降りました
 今朝はマイナス9.4度C

 We had snow.
It was 15 ºF this morning.

まだ落葉してない木もあったので心配でしたがうちは被害無しでした
少し北のほうではうちの倍以上降ったのであちこちで木の枝が折れ
その為停電もあり大変だったみたいです

強い日差しのお陰で2~3日すれば雪はほとんど溶けてしまい
植物は野ざらしになってしまいます
コロラドで育つ植物達は本当にたくましい

 I was worried since we still had leaves on many trees,
but luckily there was no damage for me this time.
The northern area had twice as much snow and many tree limbs came down causing power outage.

Because of our strong sun-ray, most snow will melt in two to three days
exposing the plants to the harsh Colorado winter. 
Only the toughest plants survive here.


雪の降る前日まで
トラックで配達していただいたコンポストを
大急ぎでお庭中に振りまき
それから304球の球根を植えました
しばらく手首が痛みそう

来春が楽しみです、きれいに咲いてくれますように

I was able to spread the delivered compost all over the garden
and plant 304 bulbs before the snow.
I'm afraid that my wrists are going to be stiff for a while.

I can hardly wait for next spring.




少しずつでも綴ってゆきたいと思っています

I'm hoping to update when I can.

Saturday, October 1, 2011