After all, a summer flower is sunflower. Every sunflower continues to bloom all summer from start to finish, such as one sunflower that stands up straight on the side of the field or sunflowers that bloom as far as you can see. They are simple and powerful and cheer us up to overcome together the heat days. Recently, there are sunflower fields all over the country and various events are being held as part of village and town revitalization and disaster recovery activities. If you don’t see sunflowers, it’s already autumn. Now, I am spending the late summer looking back at this summer together with sunflowers.

夏の花と言えばやっぱりヒマワリです。畑の側にすっくと立つ一本のヒマワリ。見渡す限り咲くヒマワリ。一夏を初めから終わりまで咲くヒマワリは素朴で力強く、共に酷暑を乗り越えようと励ましてくれます。最近は、村おこし・町おこしや、災害からの復興活動として、全国にヒマワリ畑があり、様々なイベントも開催されています。ヒマワリを見かけなくなれば、もう秋です。去り行く今年の夏を共に偲ぶこのごろです。