During the day on Saturday, I went to the river to seek solace…
土曜日､日中のひととき､川へ癒しを求めに行くと……
こんにちは､こんばんは､おはようございます
先週も一週間お疲れ様でした
新しい一週間の始まり､今週も明けましておめでとうございます｡
雲がいる空が賑やかだった先週､昨夜の雨が残る雨の朝から次第に雲が晴れ青空が覗いた雨上がりの始まりの月曜日
沖縄の梅雨入りから四国も梅雨入りし徐々に梅雨が北へ向かい上り始め
夏の声がもうそこまで迫ってきましたね……
もう室内は窓を開けていても日中の熱気に満ちる夕暮れ時､冬の間は起動しない､昨年故障に泣いいたｴｱｺﾝを恐る恐る起動させてみました……
また故障して起動しなかったらどうしようと言う思いもありましたが無事動いてくれました……ひと安心でした
さて先日土曜日の日中､少し水を感じに自転車に乗りに川まで行きました｡
雲の多い土曜日､少し涼しい風も感じた日でしたが､川沿いは夏のようなｼﾞﾘｼﾞﾘ暑い陽射しが降り注ぎ一瞬で焼けてしまいそうなほどでしたが
土手を下りぼぉっとしていると､ｽｽﾞﾒよりも少し大きな見たことのない鳥がやって来ました
そして川面には魚が跳び跳ね､透き通った浅い水中を群れで泳ぐ魚の姿が見え
暑いけど静かな川沿いから穏やかな川から癒しをもらい､もう少しだけとｺﾝｸﾘｰﾄ斜面の上に腰を下ろそうとしたその時
足元から響くｺﾞﾎﾞﾎﾞﾎﾞﾎﾞと言う音と振動
地震かと思い辺りを見回した瞬間､足元から激しく噴き出す水
思いもしていなかった事に､驚き､よろめき思わず川へﾀﾞｲﾌﾞしそうになりました
もしそこに足を投げだし座っていたら噴き出す水と共に川に引きずり込まれていたかもしれないなと思いました……
慌てる素振りを感じさせないように平静を装いましたが､その瞬間の驚きで額から汗が吹き出しました……
橋の上や土手の上に人がちらほら居ましたが､「あぁこの足元に排水管があったんだなふぅん」くらいの素振りで平静を装い浮いた汗を爽やかに手で拭い､自転車にまたがると浮いた汗を風で癒すように走り去りました
しかしここはﾀﾞﾑか!と思うような出方をする水､そして振動に､魚釣りを楽しむ人は慣れているのでしょうかね……
少し恐怖を感じた土曜日の癒しのひとときの出来事でした……
そして家に戻ると自転車置き場にｻﾋﾞ猫ちゃんの姿が､じっと傍に佇み逃げないので､自分も腰を下ろし猫の挨拶をし暫く見つめ合い無言で頷き合いました
それからゆっくりと立ち上がり写真を撮らせてもらおうとｽﾏﾎを出した瞬間ｼｭﾙﾙと磯野家のﾀﾏのように逃げて行ってしまいました……
しかし階段の上からその姿をまた発見
塀の上を伝いまた次の冒険へと旅立っていきました……
その後猫の喧嘩する声が聴こえてきたのですが……ｻﾋﾞ猫ちゃんは大丈夫だったかな……
また戻ってくれることを願う新しい一週間の始まり
今週も暑さに負けず､梅雨のｼﾞﾒｼﾞﾒに負けず､心あたたかな一週間の日々時間でありますように
明日も良い一日でありますように
優しい風感じる一週間でありますように……
また明日
生きよう｡
During the day on Saturday, I went to the river to seek solace…
Hello, good evening, good morning
Thank you for your hard work last week.
It’s the start of a new week, and I wish you a happy new year.
Last week, the sky was full of clouds, and after last night’s rainy morning, the clouds gradually cleared and a blue sky appeared on Monday, the beginning of the rain.
The rainy season has started in Okinawa, the rainy season has also started in Shikoku, and the rainy season is gradually heading north and starting to rise.
The voices of summer are almost here…
Even though the windows are open, the indoor air conditioner won’t start at dusk when the heat of the day fills the room, and during the winter, so I timidly tried to start up the air conditioner, which broke down last year…
I was worried about what would happen if it malfunctioned again and wouldn’t start, but it worked fine…I was relieved.
Well, the other day on Saturday, I went to the river to ride my bicycle to feel the water.
It was a cloudy Saturday with a bit of a cool breeze, but along the river the sun was shining so hot it felt like summer and I felt like I’d be burnt in an instant.
As I was walking down the embankment, a bird I had never seen before came along, a little bigger than a sparrow.
You can see fish jumping on the river surface and swimming in schools in the clear shallow water.
It was hot, but I felt soothed by the calm riverside, and was about to sit down on the concrete slope for a little while longer.
The gurgling sound and vibrations coming from under my feet
The moment I looked around, thinking it was an earthquake, I saw water gushing out from under my feet.
I was so surprised that I hadn’t expected it, and I almost stumbled into the river.
I thought that if I had put my feet out there and sat there, I might have been dragged into the river by the gushing water…
I pretended to be calm so as not to seem panicked, but the surprise of that moment caused sweat to break out from my forehead…
There were a few people on the bridge and on the bank, but I pretended to be calm and said, “Oh, there’s a drainage pipe under my feet, huh?” I wiped the sweat off my hands and got back on my bike. As I straddled it, I ran off as if the wind would soothe my sweat.
However, I wonder if people who enjoy fishing are used to the water and the vibrations that make you think this is a dam…
It happened during a relaxing moment on Saturday when I felt a little scared…
When I returned home, I saw Sabineko-chan standing quietly next to me in the bicycle storage area, not running away, so I sat down and said hello to her, and we looked at each other for a while and nodded silently.
Then, I slowly stood up and took out my smartphone to take a photo, but the moment I saw it, Shuru and Isono ran away like Tama…
But I spotted it again from the top of the stairs.
I walked over the wall and set off on my next adventure…
After that, I heard cats fighting…I wonder if Sabineko-chan was okay…
The start of a new week that I hope will come back again
I hope you don’t succumb to the heat this week, don’t give in to the rainy season, and have a warm and heart-warming week.
I hope tomorrow is a good day too
I hope you have a week where you can feel the gentle breeze…
see you tomorrow
Live it.
Akihiro Takahashi
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