20110913

Worked with a lot of people today. Kind of nice for a change (because of lots of us on holiday, I worked on my own a lot so far. Not that I mind it...). I and five volunteers cleared Bulb Meadow. We are going to mulch the area with bracken / sand / leaf mould mixture at the end of autumn. Everyone keeps telling me how great the area looks in spring, full of bulbs. I'm very excited to see it in spring!
今日はいままでと打って変わって、たくさんの人と一緒に働きました。ボランティアの方々５人と一緒に、Bulb Meadow（球根の庭）の手入れをしました。秋の終わりにはマルチングします。このエリアは春になると球根類が一面に咲いてそれはそれはきれいなんだそうです・・・

There is a Katsura tree at the bottom of the slope in the Bulb Meadow. Katsura is a Japanese name of Cercidiphyllum trees. (It's always embarrassing when I don't know Japanese plants...) It is described as 'this deciduous tree is known by many as the toffee apple tree thanks to the caramel scent given off by its decaying leaves in autumn.' (http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-6XDCXQ)
It is so right and the smell of the air there is amazing! A shame I can't stick a smell on my blog...
そしてそのエリアには１本のカツラの木があります。こっちの人は’りんごアメの木’と呼びます。なぜなら秋になると葉からりんごアメのようなキャラメルのようなとても良い香りがするからです。ブログには香りは添付できません。残念。

Also a shame that the smell is described as 'nice smell of soy sauce'... In Japanese wikipedia (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%84%E3%83%A9_%28%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%29)
でも日本のウィキペディアには　’醤油の良いにおいに似ている’ですって・・・

My camere I ordered online has been shipped so hopefully I can catch the turning colour of Katsura in good time!
ネットで注文した新しいカメラが発送されたそうで、今週中には来そうです。わーい。ネット万歳。こんな僻地で何でも買える。


(Just for my personal note... to give off (smell) - emit, emanate)


Can't wait to get a camera that CAN focus! (It's REAL autumn crocus... means not Colchicum)
秋咲きのクロッカス。