Cherry leaves that had turned red (or brown) have almost fallen. However, you can easily and clearly see new buds coming out.
Daytime moon is/
Hanging from the/
Branches of defoliated cherry trees/
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紅葉した桜の葉は落ちてしまいましたが、新芽が出ているのははっきりと見て取れます。
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(Even after memories of the scenes disappeared.)
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（エピソードがなくなっても）
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The glittering surface of the Takano River that has been so familiar since my childhood strikes me as something very new when viewed with my mother in a wheel chair. In other words, it is a sequel of this.
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子供の頃から見慣れた風景ですが、車椅子の母と見ると、ちょっと新鮮かも知れません。これの続編のようなものです。
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To contemplate profoundly focusing on one target.
As my mother is suffering mentally, she seems to have difficulty concentrating her mind on one thing.
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一つの対象に心を集中して深く考察すること。
心を病んでいる母には一つのことに集中することは難しそうです。
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I wasn’t thinking much when I pressed the shutter button, while walking with my mom in a wheel chair, however, the result, this photo pleased me.
Shower brightened up/
Waterfowl/
Whiter/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
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母と車椅子散歩の散歩中にふと撮った写真が気に入りました。
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Almost every day, my mother in a wheel chair and I go to this house while taking a walk to see the fruits on a tree planted to grow on a rack at the entrance.
Neither for eating/
Nor showing/
Akebia fruit/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
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母と車椅子散歩をするとき、ほぼ毎日見に行きます。
お玄関に棚を作って通草を植えておられるお家を。
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When my mother in a wheel chair and I take a walk, total strangers such as people walking by and people heartily working in their gardens often pleasantly call to us, “Hello!”. I wonder if my mother’s appearance makes people want to say, “hi!”.
Anyway, because of this new routine of ours, our neighbors think I am “a devoted daughter”, since we try to practice it every day and twice a day if possible.
Wheel chair sings along/
With the breeze/
Indian summer sky/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
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母の座っている車椅子を押して散歩をしていると、道行く人、庭先でガーデニングに励む人・・・全く知らない人たちが、「こんにちは！」と挨拶してくれます。母は、挨拶したくなる顔をしているのかな？
何にしても、この新しい母娘の日課のおかげで、私は近所の人たちから「孝行娘」だと思われています。ほぼ毎日、出来るだけ日に２回実行していますので。
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My mother and I went up to the top of Mt. Hiei by taxi. I often try to talk about her old days and things from her childhood days, as she has been mentally ill for months. However, I am not certain it will be effective for her recovery.
Leaf peeping/
Calling each other/
By names from our childhood/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
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母を連れてタクシーで比叡山の山頂まで紅葉狩りに行きました。心を病んでいる母には、昔の話・母の子供の頃の話を聞き出すようにしています。病状の回復に効果があるかどうか、本当のところ確信はありません。
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When I began practicing calligraphy at home for the first time for a long time, Mother looked interested herself. I urged her to practice with me hoping it will work for her rehabilitation, as she hasn’t been well both physically and mentally for months.
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久しぶりに家でお稽古をしていたら、母も練習したそうな顔をしていたので誘ってみました。身も心も病んでいる母のリハビリになったらいいなと思います。
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As today falls on the Respect for the Aged Day in Japan, my mother joined and enjoyed a party organized by her nursing care home with other aged people at a sushi restaurant.
Respect for the Aged Day/
I am still/
In full bloom/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
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今日は敬老の日なので、母が通っているナーシングケアホームが、回転寿しのお店でお楽しみお食事会を企画してくれました。
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