After shopping, I stopped by a nearby park to cool off.  It was also lunchtime, and the crowds were sparse.  The weeping willows planted along the Hikimizu do not twitch with their branches hanging down.  It’s completely windless.  It’s just that it looks cool with the willows and doesn’t get hot because it doesn’t get direct sunlight in the shade.  The temperature is 35°C and the humidity is 80%, which is hell.  From the smartphone, “heat stroke prevention warning” is constantly sent.  I went home after taking a little rest.  I took out an adzuki bean popsicle from the refrigerator and ate it, and I felt like I was finally revived.

買い物の帰り、涼を求めて近くの公園に寄りました。昼食時でもあり、人影もまばらです。引水に沿って植えられた枝垂れ柳は枝が垂れ下がったままで、ピクリとも動きません。全くの無風状態です。見た目が涼しいのと、木陰で直射日光を浴びない分暑くないだけです。気温は35°C、湿度80%はもう地獄です。スマホからは絶えず「熱中症予防警報」が送られてきます。休むのもそこそこに家に帰りました。冷蔵庫から小豆のアイスキャンディを取り出して口にし、やっと生き返った思いです。