On a sunny day in mid-winter, even if the sun is shining brightly, the coldness of the sea breeze pierce me to the bone.  A colorful fishing net is dried on the side of the seaside.  Looking closely, I can see that an old fisherman is silently repairing the net, hiding behind the net. It’s like a picturesque. With my consent, I immediately took a snapshot with my smartphone.  This is my proud photo.  If I  ask carefully, this fish net is a fish net for Kinmedai(a bright-red fish with golden goggle eyes), and it seems that the body of the Kinmedai at this time is firm and fat.  At first, I thought I was preparing for spring fishing, so I sang “For spring fishing …”, but he was in the middle of fishing for Kinmedai.

冬晴れの一日、日は燦々と照っていてもまだまだ寒の内、潮風の冷たさが身に沁みます。海辺の側に色鮮やかな魚網が干されています。よく見ると、その魚網に隠れて、ひとりの老漁師が黙々と網直しをしています。一幅の絵になります。了解を得て早速スマホでパチリ。自慢の写真です。なんでも、この魚網は金目鯛用の魚網で、この時期の金目鯛は身が引き締まっていて、脂ノリノリだそうです。初め、春漁に備えてかなと思い、「春漁に・・・」と歌いましたが、今金目鯛漁の真っ最中だったんですね。