Rainy season has begun

今日、例年より10日も早く、関東地方が梅雨入り。

About 10 days earlier than usual, the start of the rainy season was announced for the Kanto region  today.

I love cooking

料理をするのが好きです。
特に、居間から聴こえて来る友人達の楽しそうな笑い声を聴きながら、
キッチンで料理をしているのが好きです。
とても幸せな気持ちになって、笑みがこぼれるのです。

ありがとう。また来てね。

I love cooking.
I love cooking in my kitchen while I'm hearing my friends' happy laughter from the living room. 
That makes me smile and feel happy.

Thanks friends! Come again soon.

Some random shots in May

春がほんとうに好きなので、まだ今は春なのだ、と思っていたいのだけれど、

5月に切り取った景色をこうやって見てみると、やはりもう春は終わるのだなあ。

Since I love spring so much, I've been trying to think that it's still spring now.

However, when I have a look at those photos I took in May, I have to admit that spring is ending.

Potherb mustard and garland chrysanthemum salad

Potherb mustard and garland chrysanthemum, 水菜と春菊

Myoga. 茗荷

Boiled chicken breast.　鶏笹身

Shredded　pickled zha cai. 細切りにした搾菜。

Shredded spring onion and roasted pine nuts.　白髪葱と炒った松の実

Heated sesame oil and soy sauce. 熱した胡麻油と醤油

Enjoy.　召し上がれ。

5 blue pictures of late spring dusk

Rainy Saturday afternoon

大人になって、雨の日が好きになりました。

As I grew older, I began to like rainy days.