Haiku has the principle of using seasonal words. However, the situation has changed recently, and strawberries and ice cream and so on can be seen and eaten year-round. The feeling of the season has disappeared in recent years in many things.

Tondo in the Kansai dialect means bonfire.  In the past, it was a sight often seen in town. When everyone went on the way to school, they gathered around the Tondo and warmed up. The grilled sweet potatoes that can be made there is the best.

Gyoryubai originates in Australia and is also called Manuka in Maori. The honey taken from it is called Manuka Honey and is known as a health food. The leaves can be used as herb tea ingredients and are also called tea trees.

Poinsettia blooms in red at the entrance of the church.  It is bending the neck as if listening to a Mass flowing from the inside.

Bonenkai (year-end party) is an annual event held at the end of the year by an organization or group. They dine with their fellow and look back at this past year and express thanks to each other for their having each endured the hardships.

There is “Aloe no Sato” in Shirahama, Izu Shimoda.  Now an “Aloe Festival” is being held and many people are visiting.  Originally, fishermen took home aloes from the south island and planted it here.

The name of this flower is Hana-Senna, also known as the Andean maiden. Probably it has been called so because it is from South America. It is a plant of the same species as senna used for laxatives. Even so, it is a beautiful flower.

The autumn leaves remain and even the cosmos remains in bloom.  On the other hand, flowers in winter, Sazanka are in full bloom. The scenery of autumn and winter is mixed.  I found a spotted Yae-Sazanka flower today.

The illuminations shining in the late autumn night sky are impressed by its beauty at first, but gradually my eyes are becoming moist during thinking of the various memories in past times.

Today, Mt.Fuji is wearing an autumn foliage costume and a cap. It’s very stylish. The figure standing in a seasonal costume wearing a flower costume is the admiration of our Japanese.