Rainy Season Approaches

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Our next-door neighbor has a unique hydrangea. Petals (not really, sepals) are colorful ranging from pale blue to pink, different from each sprig. They say acid soil grows blue hydrangeas while alkaline one pink ones. Ours is the former, so we wonder which nature their garden has.

Taller than Daddy

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Our baby avocado is very flexible. In sunny morning, he tries to face to the east. As the sun comes up toward the south, he turns to the right. Mei-Shun changes place of their pot, expecting his straight growth.

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Garden Couple

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Kuro- (=meaning “black” in Japanese) chan is one of Tora-chan’s boyfriends – maybe. He puts on a black jacket on a white shirt, which reminds us of “Piano”. This spring with many cold days, including a snow in April, had Kuro-chan to share the warm bed and meal with Tora-chan almost every night. Boy, where’s your family? If you’d like to stay here, you must let us bring you to see Dr. O.

A Mystery

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Who are you? Every year in this season, Mei-Shun hear a voice outdoors. In daytime, so are you a bird? But you sound too husky to call a good girl. Are you a frog, then? But there is no pond around here — rice paddy will be watered soon. Are you a forerunner of the chorus?? The biggest mystery is that nobody of Mei-Shun’s family recognizes your voice …