It is now the second half of the spring holidays in Japan, the "Golden Week" (GW). GW in the normal calendar started on April 29, the birthday of the last Emperor Hirohito, and will end up on May 6, a substitute holiday as May 3, Constitution Day, fell on Sunday. As I will take May 7th and 8th off the company, my GW is a big one of 12 days. This year has another holiday season in September, as Elderly Day, third monday of September and September 21st this year, and Autumn Equinox, September 23rd, make a series of scattered holidays, which are filled with additional holiday on September 22nd by a new law, which results in 5 holidays in a row. Additionally, my company has decided to add one day off without pay every month under the economic circumstances. This system makes the five-day holidays in September into 6 holidays in a row. Also in July, the normal calendar provides 3 holidays in a row from Saturday, July 18, to July 20, Marine Day, which commemorates the opening of Japan's first modern harbor in Yokohama in 1859. Just before these holidays, July 16 is originally a holiday as the Foundation Day of the company for the people of my company, and the additional day off without pay has been set on Friday, July 17, which generates 5 holidays in a row. Competing against these "new" series of holidays, GW should be far long enough to be "Golden".
Quibbles aside, I arrived at my second house in Yamanashi, near Yatsugatake Mountains last night (May 4th). The second half of GW has been dedicated for gardening and golf.
From this time of the year, weeds start to run out faster and faster. As you can compare this photo with another photo posted on April 5th, many weeds including dandelions, sprout out even in the lawn. Struggle with the weeds continues from now until late October.
On the other hand, however, trees are shining in tender green with young leaves, and spring flowers are blooming. Although the daffodils and hyacinth, which were shown in the post of Apri 5th, have already gone, Christmas Roses, which were also shown in the post, are still in blossom. They seem to fit the climate of the area, and, thus, continue blooming during the summer.
"Terute", flower cherry, shows pretty white flowers, but I'm concerned about the less flowers than last year. [Link to last year's blog in Japanese only]
Annabelles in the foreground of the photo, which delight our eyes every year with their large white flowers, have started putting out new shoots. [Link to a blog post in Japanese to show the annabelle in full blossom]. The trees with white flowers in the backgound of the photo are Hime-ringo (Miniature Apple=Malus baccata var. mandshurica), and a close-up photo of the flower is attached.
The blue flowers in the foreground are grape hyacinth, which were originally planted in a flowerbed but have spreaded all over the garden. The leaves growing in the gap of pavement blocks are sweet violet, which have grown naturally. The yellow carpet in the background is a kind of ground cover, the name of which is not known to me, and the substance of yellow is leaves, not flowers.
I am attaching a series of maps to show the location of my second house for my overseas friends.
Quibbles aside, I arrived at my second house in Yamanashi, near Yatsugatake Mountains last night (May 4th). The second half of GW has been dedicated for gardening and golf.
From this time of the year, weeds start to run out faster and faster. As you can compare this photo with another photo posted on April 5th, many weeds including dandelions, sprout out even in the lawn. Struggle with the weeds continues from now until late October.
On the other hand, however, trees are shining in tender green with young leaves, and spring flowers are blooming. Although the daffodils and hyacinth, which were shown in the post of Apri 5th, have already gone, Christmas Roses, which were also shown in the post, are still in blossom. They seem to fit the climate of the area, and, thus, continue blooming during the summer.
"Terute", flower cherry, shows pretty white flowers, but I'm concerned about the less flowers than last year. [Link to last year's blog in Japanese only]
Annabelles in the foreground of the photo, which delight our eyes every year with their large white flowers, have started putting out new shoots. [Link to a blog post in Japanese to show the annabelle in full blossom]. The trees with white flowers in the backgound of the photo are Hime-ringo (Miniature Apple=Malus baccata var. mandshurica), and a close-up photo of the flower is attached.
The blue flowers in the foreground are grape hyacinth, which were originally planted in a flowerbed but have spreaded all over the garden. The leaves growing in the gap of pavement blocks are sweet violet, which have grown naturally. The yellow carpet in the background is a kind of ground cover, the name of which is not known to me, and the substance of yellow is leaves, not flowers.
I am attaching a series of maps to show the location of my second house for my overseas friends.
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