Good Rice Reaping

Farmers have finished rice reaping.  As this summer was very hot and had many fine days, the rice crop is very good.

Some of them operate an enhanced combine harvester that  has a function to perform the threshing treatment on the spot. 

Straws are used for feed, compost. Farmers often spread them on the vegetable field to protect the growth of weeds and the appearance of harmful insects and also to keep the ground temperature warm.

Many persimmons have survived typhoons and strong winds.  

I do not know whether they are astringent or sweet.

唐君毅先生寫「懷鄉記」介紹他的故鄉四川宜賓有＂嘗新＂的習俗。秋收時的嘗新要先餵狗。因為穀子是狗帶來的。你們聽過沒有？到了農曆十一月，日本神道神社都舉行＂新嘗祭（漢日語法不同，好多詞彙翻倒）＂感謝天神地祇。東瀛還保存著同一稻作信仰呀。

 

 

 

Coffee House On Highlands 高原的咖啡店

This coffee house is located on a hilltop. A mistress selected  this place and designed the house and the garden so that the guests can enjoy the drinks and cakes made by her elaborately in a comfortable environment.

Little apples have turned red earlier than on the level. I will show you her cakes next time I visit.

 

Flagrant Olive Flowers Have Opened 桂花才開了 秋天到了

Have you enjoyed a fragrance of autumn yet?

The day before yesterday I took a short walk in the night and smelled flagrant olives for the first time this year. The flowers usually open in the middle of September. The very hot and long summer would have them hesitate to decide when to open their flowers.

It's 1st of October today and the highest temperature was 29.4℃. You will get sunburned only in a ten minute walk. 

Flagrant white olive.  We call silver flower. 銀木犀

Fragrant orange-colored olieve. We call golden flower.　金木犀

好花偏占一秋香