On a day of the rainy season, I went to a nearby park between the rain showers.  The lotus pond is full of flower buds.  Some of them have a slight flowering.  Looking at the large leaves at hand, dew like a crystal is accumulated in the center, and the surrounding flowers and buds are imprinted like a fisheye lens.  Speaking of which, in front of the Buddhist altar of Obon, a lotus leaf was placed, and rice, cucumber, and eggplant were placed on it, and hemp reeds were also placed.  The flowers of the lotus were decorated with hakusenko.  It’s only two months away, but it’s coming soon.

梅雨入りの日、晴れ間をぬって、近くの公園に行きました。蓮池にはぼつぼつと花の蕾が膨らんでいます。中には僅かに花開かせているのもあります。手近にある大きな葉っぱを見ると、真ん中に水晶の様な露が溜まっていて、魚眼レンズの様に周りの花や蕾を写し込んでいます。そう言えば、お盆の仏前にはハスの葉を置き、それにお米や胡瓜、茄子を置き、お殻も置いていたものです。ハスの花は白雪糕(はくせんこう)で飾ってありました。まだ2か月先のことだけど、これも直ぐやって来ますよ。