Kurukuma

I bought a bunch of Kurukuma flower on 22th September. I didn't know what kind of flower those were before my wife taught me.

As my wife said, Kurukuma is one of favorable flower for decoration of Buddhist altars(or Butudan in Japanese) in Equinoctial week (or Higan in Japanese.) it is a kind of Ginger.

I feel as if I am learning about flowers from my ignorance about flowers.

Alstroemeria

This flower was called Alstroemeria.




According to this page
http://www.hanakotoba.name/archives/2005/09/post_320.html
, The flower words of Alstroemeria are "Longin for future","Exotic","Agility", "Duration", "Support", "happy days" and "Dignified" if the color is white.

Japanese translation is following.

この 花(はな) は アリストロメリア と 言(い)います。

この ページ によると、 アリストロメリア の 花言葉(はなことば) は「未来(みらい) への 憧(あこが)れ」「エキゾチック」「機敏(きぴん)」「持続(じぞく)」「援助(えんじょ)」「幸福(こうふく)な日々(ひび)」花が白(しろ)なら、「凛々(リリ)しさ」です。

A bunch of flowers

I bought my wife a bunch of flowers to make up for not being at home in overwork.
I chose flowers that looked yet bloomed.
When I gave them my wife, she taught me that they were gentians and carnations.
In additon that, she said gentians were perfectly bloomed.

The following fuzzy picture is gentians.




Japanese translation is following.

残業(ざんぎょう) で 家(いえ)にいなかったことを埋(う)め合(あ)わせるため 妻(つま) に花(はな)を買(か)ってきました。
まだ咲(さ)いていないように見(み)える花を選(えら)びました。
妻にそれをあげると、彼女(かのじょ)はこれらは、竜胆(りんどう) と カーネーション だと教(おし)えてくれました。
それに加(くわ)えて、彼女は、竜胆は完璧(かんぺき)に咲(さ)いていると言いました。

下(した)のぴんぼけ写真(しゃしん)は竜胆です。

Thinning sprouts.

I thinned sprouts this morning.
I might seed too much.
I could save seeds if I knew how to sow.

Sprouts of lettuce have appeared.

At last sprouts of lettuce have appeared.
News paper to cover the planter to prevent these from being dry was removed.
some of sprouts will have to be thinned after they have three or four leaves.

Lettuce

I began cultivation of lettuce at the veranda.
Because it would be useful in future.
I worry whether lettuce could grow.