She seems to have started blooming procedure just after one of her elder sisters moved away. Now it is warm and windless today, all different from these serial two days. Thank you so much for kind patience, Your Highness, a little more of it would be vastly appreciated. Sunlight would serve you soon in the balcony. A weather forecast says that it might rain, or even snow tomorrow. Have you already used to 三寒四温? Three freezing days before four mild ones Japanese spring has.
Mei-Shun asked injured princess to move. Since calla lilies in Shin’s birthday gift drooped, she removed them to make a new throne. Could you please have a seat here? Oh, you look happy accompanied by white knights.
They say cymbidium needs to be divided and planted into new pots in a few years. After blooming, leaf buds start to grow in around April, season of cherry blossom. That doesn’t mean now, darling, who opened yesterday.
Actually, Mei-Shun saw the second on 14th for just a moment. She found it started at just 9:00 this time. According to the weather forecast, it should have been a rainfall around here — maybe because we have 大寒=daikan, the 6th of winter while the last of 二十四節気 today. The coldest season in an year means that we have only to endure it for 2 weeks. With lunar New Year’s Eve next week, shall we enjoy this frostiness wrapped in thick coats, long boots and furs?
Mei-Shun visited 乙戸沼 Park — long time no see. Winter mornings are too cold and dark to be there after driving Shin to the nearest station, so she has used to walk to the nearest shrine since around 大雪, the third of winter 二十四節気. Amazingly beautiful it is. A flock of wild ducks play on the pond with white dots of swans. Yuri-kamome or Larus ridibundus, great to see you here. It looks like grey herons rest on each fountain nozzle, or are you cormorants?
She is blooming. How pretty her first bud is! We have been worried about her health since she was found hurt. Thanks to warmth, all buds left have shown their faces within today. Actually, Mei-Shun failed to move her into bigger pot: she stays in her first place. So severe an environment for these grown-up roots, has not nourished them enough. It is why some leaves turned into yellow, as they are called in flowers. Your highness, please keep patient a little more.
Oh, you hurt our princess, didn’t you? Hid under leaves in daylight, worked after dark? Such a bad boy will be thrown away with a pair of chopsticks. Now, one of the triplets gave the first flower this morning while injured one takes longer time to grow her buds. It might be caused by her thinner, browned stem. That is all right, your highness. Please do not be in a hurry, just make sure and steady strides forward. Your little twin sisters would wait for you to flourish.
They look so cute, don’t they? And it depends as well. They are free to choose places to bloom; some are on the leaf while others below. They accompanied the bouquet of 40 roses, gift for松風 or Mei-Shun from her prime patron Shin. We have not seen them until she dismantle the big bundle to clean. Such humble supporters are sincerely respected in Japan, called 縁の下の力持ち=en-no-shita-no-chikaramochi. One of them keeps to help the last rose for longer than a month.
He looks so lonely. His countless number of family members are already involved in their last job to make up bright yellow carpet under the father tree, getting browned day by day. When he is blown away, what would happen? Fortunately, that story by Mr. O. Henry does not reflect Mei-Shun’s family; it seems they have nobody to leave soon. Autumn 2016 would have gone away completely, won’t it? Well, it was bizarre one. Snow in November, yellow maple leaves, etc.
One of our cymbidium princesses has a trouble in stalk; she bows so deeply that her head looks like resting on a leaf. Mei-shun used a summer bell as her prop. How’s it going? Hum, it is not awful, yet another one featuring Christmas might be better. Your highness, please give her a moment to find nice replacement. Regarding this joyful event, she found a lovely bottle of wine adorned with angel’s wings and a Santa Claus cap. He motivates her to eat and exercise properly preparing for the holy night.
Tora-chan has got the fluffiest in an year. Hi, honey, you look fine. We admire your power of survival in such a grim environment. It is one of your manner to live through to rub your neck against Mei-Shun’s legs, isn’t it? She would like to take your sitting-straight photo, yet always loses good opportunities. You immediately stand up to welcome her back. Oh? Where is the beads your identity is printed behind, put on your necklace? All right, we would make new one a Christmas gift for you.
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