2012/5/30
This is the very weather I’ve been wanted!
What a nice cool morning this is!
I hope the weather will hold.
I'm going to Wednesday English Circle.
I'm sure I'll have a good time.
(written at 9:00 this morning)
(from my apartment)
(near my apartment)
What a nice cool morning this is!
I hope the weather will hold.
I'm going to Wednesday English Circle.
I'm sure I'll have a good time.
(written at 9:00 this morning)
(from my apartment)
(near my apartment)
2012/5/29
Yesterday around 3 p.m. a violent thunderstorm
broke over the city Kodaira.
The dark clouds rolled in so suddenly.
Big drops of rain but no hailstones.
Around half past 5 p.m. the weather began to clear
and I went shopping at a supermarket.
(after the thunderstorm)
The radio forecasts another severe thunderstorm
this afternoon.
broke over the city Kodaira.
The dark clouds rolled in so suddenly.
Big drops of rain but no hailstones.
Around half past 5 p.m. the weather began to clear
and I went shopping at a supermarket.
(after the thunderstorm)
The radio forecasts another severe thunderstorm
this afternoon.
2012/5/27
What a lovely day!
Yesterday was koharu's first 体育大会 at her junior high school.
She is not good at sports. But she seemed to have enjoyed
her first 体育大会 at her junior high school very much.
She was late in running races but enjoyed team sports
such as ムカデリレー・大縄跳び・全員リレー very much.
She was tired but had the brass band club activity after school!
She came home around seven o’clock----tired out.
Today she has gone to her elementary school, which she finished
this March, to help her juniors in their 運動会.
koharu is getting stronger year by year.
(団旗 made by the students)
(koharu belonged to the Red Team)
(koharu was not the last but fifth in her race)
Yesterday was koharu's first 体育大会 at her junior high school.
She is not good at sports. But she seemed to have enjoyed
her first 体育大会 at her junior high school very much.
She was late in running races but enjoyed team sports
such as ムカデリレー・大縄跳び・全員リレー very much.
She was tired but had the brass band club activity after school!
She came home around seven o’clock----tired out.
Today she has gone to her elementary school, which she finished
this March, to help her juniors in their 運動会.
koharu is getting stronger year by year.
(団旗 made by the students)
(koharu belonged to the Red Team)
(koharu was not the last but fifth in her race)
2012/5/24
Today a lady in Harmonica Circle gave me
a lovely gift.
Her daughter, who is good at patchwork quilt,
made it.
What do you think this is?
The lady said to me, "It is a coin case.
Put a few coins in the case and hang it
on your backpack.
You don’t have to take out your purse
when you need coins.
It's very useful for a backpacker.”
Thank you so much, I-san!
a lovely gift.
Her daughter, who is good at patchwork quilt,
made it.
What do you think this is?
The lady said to me, "It is a coin case.
Put a few coins in the case and hang it
on your backpack.
You don’t have to take out your purse
when you need coins.
It's very useful for a backpacker.”
Thank you so much, I-san!
2012/5/22
Yesterday I was excited all day.
I got up early in the morning and left my apartment at 6:45.
I was to join Kominkan one day bus tour to Hitachi in Ibaraki.
I hurried to the place where I was told to come.
As soon as I got there, I saw the sun through protective eyewear!
Wow! The moon was covering the sun!
A partial eclipse has started!
I saw the so-called “ring of fire” from the bus window.
It is the first (and will be the last) ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE
（金環日食）I’ve seen in my life.
It was an exciting astronomical event.
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I joined one day bus tour arranged by 公民館・友の会.
37 members joined the bus trip from Kodaira
to Hitachi Seaside Park (ひたち海浜公園) in Ibaraki Pref.
On the way we had lunch in Mashiko.
.
We did not have much time, so looked around the park
by Seaside Train
We were too late for the flowers of Nemophila in full bloom.
I love みはらしの丘!
It reminded me of "Wuthering heights," Haworth Moors in England.
I’d like to visit ひたち海浜公園 again and walk around the park
as many hours as possible.
May 21, Monday, was a very exciting day.
(Seaside train)
(from the train)
(みはらしの丘)
(on the way back)
I got up early in the morning and left my apartment at 6:45.
I was to join Kominkan one day bus tour to Hitachi in Ibaraki.
I hurried to the place where I was told to come.
As soon as I got there, I saw the sun through protective eyewear!
Wow! The moon was covering the sun!
A partial eclipse has started!
I saw the so-called “ring of fire” from the bus window.
It is the first (and will be the last) ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE
（金環日食）I’ve seen in my life.
It was an exciting astronomical event.
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I joined one day bus tour arranged by 公民館・友の会.
37 members joined the bus trip from Kodaira
to Hitachi Seaside Park (ひたち海浜公園) in Ibaraki Pref.
On the way we had lunch in Mashiko.
.
We did not have much time, so looked around the park
by Seaside Train
We were too late for the flowers of Nemophila in full bloom.
I love みはらしの丘!
It reminded me of "Wuthering heights," Haworth Moors in England.
I’d like to visit ひたち海浜公園 again and walk around the park
as many hours as possible.
May 21, Monday, was a very exciting day.
(Seaside train)
(from the train)
(みはらしの丘)
(on the way back)
2012/5/18
It was cloudy early this morning.
Around ten o'clock, it was shining.
Around eleven, o'clock, it became cloudy again.
Around half past eleven, it became dark
and the wind grew stronger.
Friday English class ended a little earlier than usual
because our teacher had to go back to the Base earlier.
When I went outside, I found a drop of rain coming down.
I asked Masami-san to take me to my daughter's house in her car.
Thank you so much, Masami-san!
I could take the washing in just before having a
thunderstorm.
I'm afraid the sudden thunderstorm and hailstones
scared you a lot, Masami-san.
You were driving home at that time.
Yes, I was surprised to see unseasonable hail falling.
The sun appeared from behind the clouds
while I was walking back to my apartment around one o'clock.
We have very changeable weather today.
How is the weather in the evening when koharu comes home
from school?
The sun is now shining bright---now at three o'clock.
Around ten o'clock, it was shining.
Around eleven, o'clock, it became cloudy again.
Around half past eleven, it became dark
and the wind grew stronger.
Friday English class ended a little earlier than usual
because our teacher had to go back to the Base earlier.
When I went outside, I found a drop of rain coming down.
I asked Masami-san to take me to my daughter's house in her car.
Thank you so much, Masami-san!
I could take the washing in just before having a
thunderstorm.
I'm afraid the sudden thunderstorm and hailstones
scared you a lot, Masami-san.
You were driving home at that time.
Yes, I was surprised to see unseasonable hail falling.
The sun appeared from behind the clouds
while I was walking back to my apartment around one o'clock.
We have very changeable weather today.
How is the weather in the evening when koharu comes home
from school?
The sun is now shining bright---now at three o'clock.
2012/5/14
Yesterday I joined ‘Green Road Walking Club’.
It was a pleasant early summer day for walking.
We got off the ゆりかもめ at Shibaura-futo Station.
First, we enjoyed walking along the Rainbow Bridge Promenade.
I’ve crossed the Rainbow Bridge many times by sightseeing bus
but never crossed it on foot. I was greatly excited.
We had lunch at The 3rd Daiba Park（第三台場史跡公園),
watching Tokyo Dragon Boat Race.
Then we walked to Odaiba-kaihinkoen.
There were many people enjoying the sunshine.
There were many young couples walking arm in arm.
How heartwarming to see them!
We went to 台場一丁目商店街,too.
It was a shopping floor where good old things Japanese were sold.
We walked to Museum of Maritime Science （ 船の科学館 ）.
It was closed but the first floor was open to anyone.
We took a short rest there.
We walked to 船の科学館 Station and returned to Shinbashi
by the ゆりかもめ.
I said goodbye to other members at Shinbashi Station.
I went to Tokyo Station and bought 駅弁 for my supper
and came back to Kokubunji by the Chuo Line.
What a nice Mother’s Day!
I walked 19895 steps in a day.
It was a pleasant early summer day for walking.
We got off the ゆりかもめ at Shibaura-futo Station.
First, we enjoyed walking along the Rainbow Bridge Promenade.
I’ve crossed the Rainbow Bridge many times by sightseeing bus
but never crossed it on foot. I was greatly excited.
We had lunch at The 3rd Daiba Park（第三台場史跡公園),
watching Tokyo Dragon Boat Race.
Then we walked to Odaiba-kaihinkoen.
There were many people enjoying the sunshine.
There were many young couples walking arm in arm.
How heartwarming to see them!
We went to 台場一丁目商店街,too.
It was a shopping floor where good old things Japanese were sold.
We walked to Museum of Maritime Science （ 船の科学館 ）.
It was closed but the first floor was open to anyone.
We took a short rest there.
We walked to 船の科学館 Station and returned to Shinbashi
by the ゆりかもめ.
I said goodbye to other members at Shinbashi Station.
I went to Tokyo Station and bought 駅弁 for my supper
and came back to Kokubunji by the Chuo Line.
What a nice Mother’s Day!
I walked 19895 steps in a day.