2015/6/28
Then I walked along the lake
as I always do in Kawaguchiko.
I love to see Mt. Fuji
rising across Lake Kawaguchiko.











I took a tea break at Fuji Lake Hotel as usual
and enjoyed talking with the lobby manager.


As I always write,
Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchiko
are very special to me.
I came back to my apartment at 5:30 pm.
I walked 15327 steps today.
2015/6/28
What a lovely day!
After doing the washing, I left my apartment at 8:30.
I hurried to Lake Kawaguhiko to see Mt. Fuji.
Fortunately I was able to catch ホリデイ快速
at Takao Station.

(from the train window)

I arrived at Kawaguchiko Station at 11:00.
(Kawaguchiko Station)

I went directly to カチカチ山 by cable car.
I'm always in a hurry in Kawaguchiko.
I know clouds will hide Mt. Fuji
as time goes on.
Yes, the earlier, the better.





2015/6/25
I had a very busy day.
I worked as a volunteer waitress at a community café.
I went to my daughter's house and back three times!
I walked a lot, 15090 steps in a day.
I had a good appetite.
I made 「豚しゃぶサラダ」for supper
from the recipe of Hanna-Danna-san's
おリョオリのうた〜料理歳時記〜.
http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/hannadanna/
I used lettuce, 水菜、エリンギ, アイコ tomatoes
and 豚しゃぶロース.
I enjoyed this dish with sesame dressing.
How delicious!
Thank you so much, Hanna-Danna-san.
2015/6/21
We are now in the rainy season,
but it was a sunny day yesterday.
I went to Shinjuku with YI-san, a friend of mine
and we enjoyed the photos by the members of
能楽写真家協会.
Ms. Hiroko Yamaguchi, a member of能楽写真家協会
invited us to
創立10周年記念―写真展「能 花への誘い」
held at アイデムフォトギャラリー in Shinjuku.


No cameras allowed.
41 photos were exhibited.
Each of them showed a scene from Noh performances.
I felt as if I were in the Noh theater能楽堂
and were enjoying Noh performances.
Thank you so much, Ms. Hiroko Yamaguchi.
My friend and I were overwhelmed with the indescribable
solemnity of the exhibition.
Then we went to Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.
We enjoyed walking there.

What a beautiful garden!





(Shinjuku Gyoen Goryo-tei)
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(from inside of the building)

We had a late lunch at a restaurant in Takashimaya
and we left for home.
We spent an agreeable day downtown, Tokyo.
I walked 13834 steps yesterday.
2015/6/18
It is 10 days since the rainy season set in
here in Tokyo.
We have had dull and muggy weather lately.
I've just been to my daughter's house.
On the way back I took some pictures in my neighborhood.
The sky is gray. It will soon rain again.

You look happy, my dear plants!


Now, I am going to have an early lunch and go to work
as a volunteer waitress.
Have a nice day, everybody.
2015/6/14
Yesterday, after having late lunch, I went for a walk.
Where shall I go? It was a little late.
I decided to go to 高幡不動尊 in Hino and walk the hiking course
admiring hydrangeas.
I left my apartment around 2:30.
I went to Kokubunji by bus, and took a bus to Fuchu Station.
Then I caught a train for Keio Hachioji and got off
at Takahatafudo Station.
Here I am!
It was late and there were no people walking the hiking course.
Sorry to say, I was a little afraid to walk there all alone.
I should have come in the morning, then I could have walked
the hiking course alone.
I enjoyed strolling here and there in the precinct of the temple.
On the way back, I bought 高幡まんじゅう for my daughter’s family,
高幡まんじゅう was delicious!
I didn't take many pictures this time.
This is my favorite.

2015/6/10
Today I found some 山椒の実 on koharu's 山椒の木
and picked them all.
What a small quantity of 山椒の実!
I made 「実山椒のしょうゆ漬け」according to
Hanna-Danna-san's recipe.
http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/hannadanna/diary/201305120000/
I hope I can enjoy delicious 冷奴
with this 「実山椒のしょうゆ漬け」---at least twice.


koharu's 南天 flowers are in full bloom.