尾池さんが長屋ブログに、俳句を５つ投稿しました。５月１２日から１５日まで島原半島で催されたジオパーク第５回ユネスコ国際会議での句です。そして、後のメールで、外国から来ていた人達に俳句を説明したいので英訳にして欲しいと、リクエストがありました。。。

夜、Chayさんが来てくれました。俳句の情景を説明しながら英語俳句を作りました。終わったのは深夜近くでした。お疲れ様でした！　将来、Chayさんは、日本のお役所で仕事がしたいそうです。頑張って！

新しい電信柱の設置

先週、オマハ市とその近隣に電気を供給する電力会社から知らせがきました。私の居住する一帯に生える木の枝で電線の両端１０フィート（約３メートル）以内に茂っているものは伐採するとの事で、通告通り、近隣は朝早くから電気のこぎりのうなる音に満たされています。加えて、庭の隅に立つ電信柱は新しくする必要ありとの事で、今朝から、地面を掘る音、新しい電信柱を起こすウインチの音、工事の人やトラックの往来と、普段、静かなこの辺りも大通り並みのにぎやかさ。好天気が続いているのは、もっけの幸いです。

ジオパーク第5回ユネスコ国際会議、終わって帰宅しました。
31カ国から600人が島原半島ジオパークに集まりました。
会期中に、、秋篠宮殿下と同妃殿下のご臨席を頂きました。
最後の閉会の挨拶で、私は俳句を詠みました。次の五句です。


It’s been a while since I’ve written.

The fifth international unesco conference on Geoparks has ended and I’ve come home. Six hundered people from 31 countries gathered at the Shimabara island geopark. During the conference, prince and princess Akishinonomiya gave us the honor of their presence. During the conference’s closing ceremony, I recited five haiku. Here they are:



集ひ来て五月の海と山の幸

つどひきて　ごがつのうみと　やまのさち

A gathering in May
reaps of the fruits
of the earth and sea.

火砕流跡の大地に琵琶をもぐ

かさいりゅう　あとのだいちに　びわをもぐ

New field
made by pyroclastic flow
I pick a loquat.

こいのぼり　うんぜんだけを　はいけいに

Carp streamers
swim at the bottom
of Mount Unzen’s grandeur.

母に「母の日」のカードを送るのを忘れていました。

母の日のカードはこのお店でと早くから目をつけていたにも拘らずです。

無駄と知りながらも理由は？と考えてみると、天候のせい？
植え付けたスナップえんどうやピーマン、レタスの成長に一喜一憂。
なにしろ、暖かった３月の次に冷え込んだ４月が続いて季節の感覚が混乱してしまったままです。
と書いてみて、言い訳としてさっぱりしないことにがっくり！

ともかく、今日、目をつけていたお店に急行してカードを買ってきました。
日本には一週間遅れで届きますが、出す事にしました。

Yesterday evening I was invited to go to a Yoga class for the first time. It was a unique experience and a very different form of exercise than what I am used to. I was surprised because they kept the room very hot so it made you sweat a lot. I did not understand all the movements but did my best to follow the instructor. It was fun but left me tired and sore later.

When I was 20 I moved from San Diego to LA. That was the start of my adventure. Since then I have lived in and traveled to many places across the US and the world. Every new place I go I meet new people, learn 新しいthings, and take a bit of them home with me. While I enjoy traveling, I still find myself retuning to San Diego, the place where it started.

Since I was a child I liked to make things. When I was about 10 I wanted to make a “see through toaster” so you could know when your toast is cooked to how you like it. I would like to go to garage sales on my bike to buy used parts for cheap by myself. I made this in my room in the basement which was very messy with parts and tools, but I loved my space because it was private and there was an old workshop in the basement. When testing it I tripped the electrical breaker for the house. My mom  knew it was me because I was always doing stuff like this. She was very upset but she never found my see through toaster.

The McDade family will be moving to Brazil in this month…

Elisa and Garrett will continue Skype lessons!!

During Muay Thai practice our Master reminds us of one of the main philosophies that we are taught. Everyone seeks happiness in life and happiness is obtained from four things. 1. Job and money, 2. Knowledge, 3. Strong body / Quiet mind, 4. Love. Although, these 4 things bring happiness it is never constant. Our master always tells us that love is the strongest because it can make you forget the other three.

Yesterday, my wife and I ran in the Jamba Juice BananaMan race, which was held at Ala Moana Park.  There were many participants in the race, including some very fast runners.  We enjoyed the race very much, especially the nice course through the park and the refreshments afterwards, which included a sample of a Smoothie.  We look forward to participating in next year’s BananaMan race!