Monday’s dance was great, yet gave Mei-Shun trouble on skin a little. Yesterday’s heat exacerbated it, forced her to cancel an appointment with other partner. Lovely Mr. Marumorita, please stay a good boy until Friday. She practiced rainy scores on Ms. Piano, not expecting such a thunderstorm tonight. It has nicely lowered temperature, called 打ち水効果=sprinkle effect by a forecaster.
Happy birthday, mother who stays in 草津 as her summer retreat. She says it is quite cooler there, yet power outage caused by thunderstorms stopped water supply this year. Well, your younger daughter enjoys temperature of rainy season from yesterday with healthy taps. Which environment would you prefer, beloved father who loved above little flower?
… again today, in Ibaraki Prefecture. Mei-Shun canceled only one lesson to try dancing with Mr. Marumorita. She therefore puts on a 簪=kanzashi from Shin, normally for kimono style at home: even if without that traditional clothes, such hair accessories, 下駄=geta or Japanese wooden clogs and 羽織=haori jackets could let her enjoy similar atmosphere. Now her favorite rikishi would soon appear on 土俵 ring.
山鉾巡行=floats parade of 前祭=祇園祭 previous celebration was held this morning in a downpour at our ancient capital. Japanese archipelago has been hit by stormy rainfalls since Typhoon Nari was born around 小笠原 islands. It already changed into a tropical cyclone, while seems to have brought tough, warm fronts. That allows Mei-Shun to enjoy singing moonlight scores with Ms. Piano.
Mikan-chan and Mei-Shun enjoyed 十五夜 round moon late last night. They hope it was shared by Shin who stays in a western country 6 hours behind. This week accommodates many of that celestial beauty; 十三夜 or the second prettiest on Monday, 小望月 or 14th, above said the most attractive, 十六夜 tonight and full shape 満月 tomorrow. The latter 2 might be among rain clouds called 雨月.
Solar July starts, expecting rainfalls which we have not seen since the latter half of previous month. Mei-Shun is getting better for right arm, had almost no problem putting on long sleeves yesterday. She recognized a bit green sky and colder wind in the afternoon, took futon mats and blankets into bedroom. Thunderstorm soon followed, kindly watered dry plants.
It has stopped raining since Monday — we are in the middle of such season, yet 梅雨前線 was said disappeared. That allows Mei-Shun to sing drizzling scores composed by Masters Chopin and Debussy, while the latter features snow. Yesterday heard even heatstroke alert aired for the first time this year, meaning temperature hit 35 degrees Celsius perhaps.
Oh, where did you warbler boy stay for a few days? Shin, Mikan-chan and Mei-Shun had enjoyed your fledgling song in early mornings. However, it ceased waking them up from around Wednesday. According to an advisor online, those birds live in woods all year long, sing only during breeding season. This human wife has thought you come down from mountains in spring. Have you safely find yours?
Mei-Shun’s mother gave her younger daughter photos taken in her garden. Oh, lovely cactus flowers — “they only bloom for a day”, she said. It seems to all depend; direct from green balls in pale pink, same while bright yellow, orange with long stalks. By the way, hydrangeas start growing buds here and there. Lace-cap one living at our southeastern corner is daily checked.
Shin and Mei-Shun weed their garden on weekend these days; the husband uses electric cutter and lawn mower, the wife broom and hands. When she pulled some along exterior wall, a little cactus of her nail size was found. Yes, mom-in-law grew your breeds here before — 2 years have already passed since we were forced to remove your friends and parents in preparation for repainting.
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