Weight Management

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Mei-Shun has gained one more sugar bag since she started walking in the morning. Sooo shocking, yet there is always a reason why her tyre around the waist grows. It is simple; she has eaten too much. And she knows well the easiest way to lose weight; she should eat less. Exercise is good for health, while never means she can consume all energy she happily took in.

New Friends

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They have joined into the picture Mei-Shun enjoys in the morning. Green touch increases day by day, makes it straight toward summer. It is so nice to see rice paddies grow to feed many birds, and us finally in autumn.

sagi-san (2) kamo-yan (2)

 

Swallow Mom

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Welcome back to us! Yes, this is your favorite place to nest — a restroom of a supermarket. We all know it, looked forward to seeing you again. Oh, your round, black eyes of obsidian beads. Sorry to interrupt you, Mei-Shun would stop taking a photo. Please feel safe to continue your sitting on eggs.

Curled Up

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It was really like summer today. I looked for the best place to take a nap, finally stayed in my current bed during daytime. Mom opened windows, nice wind smoothes me down. Purr, I love natural air … oh? Already in the evening? Where’s mom? Ah, she is dozing off on the sofa. I prefer her legs covered with a blanket.

curled Mikan-chan (2)

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Awful Storm

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Mei-Shun had to cancel today’s lesson for horseback riding — shower, flurry and sunlight come one after another, confusing her so much that she finally stopped making decision. Storm always means a stay-at-home. Even airplanes avoided landing at Haneda Airport this morning, still less do a poor driver.

In Full Green

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Weeks have passed since Mei-Shun visited 乙戸沼 Park last time. Cherry blossom has all gone, gingko babies have grown up, left deep green on branches. It is very nice to walk under these gorgeous parasols. Wind is so cool after surfing on the pond. You would find blue irises greeting while going across a wooden bridge, followed by a lot of grey, big-mouth friends.

otonuma (2) iris (3) pakupaku (2)

Lone Beauty

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Mei-Shun met her on the way back home. She comes out alone from a green hedge, looking for friends who share such a feeling, it seems. She has changed from yesterday — light pink shade replaced yellow of the day before. Now we cannot wait to see her new dress tomorrow, put on after rain.

rose2 rose

 

Stop Air Conditioner

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I prefer natural temperature after winter. I love stoves, but dislike that humming one set high on the wall, hiss. Let’s go up to roof-floor landing where mom brought my beds. Oh, this pink one looks more comfortable — that cushion put within was too high before. She walked out, I wonder? Purr, it’s not bad.

pink mikan-chan (2)pink cushion (2)

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Settled Themselves

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Today is 立夏=rikka, the first of summertime 二十四節気 including other 5 of 小満, 芒種, 夏至, 小暑 and 大暑. Now we see neatly planted rice paddies after yesterday’s storm. And Mei-Shun took the worst 凶 omikuji for the first time at the nearest shrine! Well, she starts from here, it would mean.

rice planted (2)planted (2)kyou!

 

Missing Leptin?

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Mei-Shun read an interesting, while a little scary article. Researchers on obesity said that the bigger weight you lose, the easier you will regain it. It is caused by leptin, a hormone secreted from adipocytes, inhibits appetite and activates metabolism. Obese people lose a lot of weight along with leptin, therefore tortured by serious hunger and limited energy consumption in resting state all the time. The only consolation is that she has been plump for almost half her life so far, rather than obese.