Aki-no-Higan(the autumn equinoctial week) can be sweaty due to the residual heat, but Haru-no-Higan(the spring equinoctial week) is never so warm.  It seems that the cherry blossom buds along the river can be opened at any time.  It is forecast that the temperature will exceed 20 degrees Celsius today, so I think it will bloom today.  Ikanago fishing in Osaka Bay has also been a poor catch, and until now it was normal to open in February, but recently it has been opened in March.  This year, the ban was lifted on the 6th, but it was discontinued on the 11th.  During that time, fishing was closed on Sunday on the 7th, and fishing was postponed on the 9th and 10th, and it seems that the Ikanago fishing season in Osaka Bay was actually only 3 days this season.  I couldn’t make Ikanago-no-Kugini(carameled sandlances) this year.

秋のお彼岸は残暑で汗をかくことはありますが、春のお彼岸でこんなに暖かいことはありません。川沿いの桜の蕾もいつ開いてもおかしくない様子です。今日は気温も20度を超える予報ですから、多分今日は開花すると思います。大阪湾のイカナゴ漁も不漁続きで、今までは２月解禁が普通でしたが、最近は３月解禁になっています。今年は６日に解禁されましたが11日で打ち切られました。その間、７日は日曜日で休漁、９、１０日は漁は見送りで、結局大阪湾での今季の漁期は実質３日に留まったそうです。今年はイカナゴの釘煮は作れませんでした。