七夕の日は、笹に短冊を吊るして願いごとを書きます。
が、これは願いごとというより、感想?
もしくは、もう好きすぎて天の川にも声を届けたいほどだったのでしょうかね。笑
pitch flies fast,
forcefully strikes batter,
dugout empties
I watched a news clip of a professional baseball game recently. The pitchers were really awful. Three batters were hit by baseballs during one game. Finally, when the third hitter was struck, the benches of both teams emptied and there was a fight on the field.
速球を体に受けて泥沼化
そっきゅう を からだ に うけて どろぬま か
最近、私は、プロ野球試合のハイライトを、ニュースで見ました。二人のピッチャーが、物凄くひどかったです。一回の試合で、三人のバッターが、球を当てられました。最後に、三番目のバッターが当てられた時、両方のチームが、野球場のグランドに入って、大喧嘩になりました。
Ben (べん)
It is a tradition to launch fireworks on the 4th of July. Many cities find donors to subsidize large fireworks displays to attract the general public and help celebrate the holiday. People like fireworks because they are big, loud, colorful and exciting. In Hawaii, one of the largest fireworks displays is hosted by Ala Moana Center. This year the fireworks show lasted about 15 minutes. My home provides a good vantage point to view the fireworks so I invited several people over to enjoy the show. We watched while listening to the accompanying musical selection on the radio. It was really fun, an amazing spectacle, and made us feel very patriotic at the same time.
木漏れ日が強く目に入る夏の帰路
こもれび が つよく め に いる なつ の きろ
夏になり、日差しがきつくなってきました。
ゆうがたは、西日がじりじりと照ります。
かくれんぼ誰より弱い宇宙の王
かくれんぼ だれよりよわい そらのおう
大きい太陽は、どこにも隠れられません。
大きな木の影にも。

7月7日は七夕。
ここ数年は毎回雨でしたが、
今年は梅雨もあけ、久しぶりに晴れました。
私の七夕は、職場同僚の結婚式でした。
晴れ渡る空のもと、素晴らしい式となりました。
その日以降、ずいぶんと夏らしい天気が続いております。
先日、Kaneoheのショッピングセンター内にある映画館で、WORLD WAR Zを観てきました。今日はこれから地元Kapoleiにある映画館でPACIFIC RIM を観る予定です。:)
ハワイでは、日本よりも安く映画を観ることができるので、これからも気が向いたときにちょくちょく行きたいなと思っています。:)

A couple of days ago while I was working, my brother pulled the same trick again. I had a missed call from him and a text reading that I needed to call him, and ” I’ve never needed you to be available more”. When I saw that on my phone I thought the worst. I grabbed my phone and quickly walked to another office to speak to him in private. When he answered,He asked me if I wanted to know the sex of his unborn child. Hearing that I was instantly relieved and said, “You’re having a girl huh?” He said, “Yup. We’re having girls.” he paused, “TWINS!!!” I shouted for joy and said, ” Unbelievable! You’re having two missiles!!!” I know what you’re thinking? Missiles? it’s an inside joke between me and my brother. It’s a story for another time. But for now, The Missiles are scheduled to launch in November. 🙂
先週の幸代さんのブログ(夏野菜)の写真でなすびの下に敷きわらでなくビニールがしいてあるのをみて多いに励まされました。というのは、手元にある野菜作りの本は1970年代に書かれたもので、進歩著しい農業生産業に詳しい人からみると明らかに時代遅れのわけですが、不勉強の私はそれにも気がつかなかったわけです。本には「害虫予防と保水のため敷きわらが必要です」と書いてあるのですが『敷きわら』はとても手に入らないとあきらめていたところでした。地面すれすれに成っているキュウリをなんとかしなければと考えていたので、敷きわらの代わりに雑草予防の布を使うことを思いたちました。目見当で穴を2つ開け両端に細い竹を渡して地面にくっつけ、風で吹き飛ばされないように要所要所に石を置いてみました。


敷きわらならぬビニールを敷く時期を間違えたり、野菜が予想以上に込み合ったりとドジを踏んでいますが、それにもめげず、野菜はせっせと育ちありがたいことです。
time alone
a nervous feeling
of something lost
当惑や失くした感の一人の間
とうわく や なくした かん の ひとり の ま
Somehow everything feels a little off without my wife here.
妻がいないと、全ては何となく変な感じがします。

Frustrated by Michiko: Illustrated by Michiko
When I was recently in the hospital I had to stay in Intensive Care for 3 days. The reason why, is because I was given a fairly strong medicine in order to remove my blood clot and in the unlikely event that I had internal bleeding I needed to be in Intensive Care. When I was in Intensive Care, I noticed that all of the nurses would come and visit and wouldn’t check anything. They only came to talk! I didn’t think much of it until I took a walk in the early evening. The Intensive Care floor is shaped like a big “U” and when I was taking my walk I noticed that all of the other rooms were dark and all of the doors were opened! Another kind of scary thing that I noticed was that everybody was sleeping! When I asked the nurse about it she told me that of all the patients I was the only one that was conscious! Everybody else was unconscious which is why all of the nurses came to talk to me. They wanted somebody to talk to! During the day some were somewhat conscious but because of their medication they didn’t really understand where they were. In a way, it was kind of like a scary movie!