Every day with Sankan-Shion(three cold days and four warm days).  The plums that have begun to bloom are lightly covered with snow.  Its snow looks like a white muffler and even looks warm. It’s just like the expression of a frolicking child singing “Yukiya Konkon, Arareya Konkon”.  Maybe it looks like it’s because I feel good.  Even if you look at the same scenery, there are various ways to receive it.  Even one person will be different depending on the mood of the day.  January 17th is also “Omusubi Day”.  This day was set up to thank the 130,000 rice balls that the volunteers who gathered at “JA Kobe Nishi” sent to the victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake 26 years ago.  They said they made 6,000 pieces a day, desperately for three weeks.  Even if you look at one rice ball, if you hear such a story, your perspective will be different.

三寒四温の続く毎日。綻び始めた梅に雪が軽く被さっています。白いマフラーの様で暖っかそうにさえ見えます。「ゆーきやこんこん、あられーやこんこん」とはしゃぐ子供の表情です。多分こちらの気分がいいのでしょう。同じ景色を見ても受け取り方は人様々。同じ人でもその日の気分で違ってきます。1月17日は「おむすびの日」でもあります。26年前の阪神淡路大震災時に、「JA神戸西」に集まったボランティア達が被災者達に送り届けた13万個のおむすびに感謝する為に設けられた日です。１日に６千個、必死で３週間作り続けたそうです。１個のおむすびを見ても、こういうお話を聞いたら、また見方も違ってきます。