下弦の月がかかった日高山脈と畜大および真鍋庭園の紅葉。Hidaka mountain range with a waning moon and red and yellow leaves in the OUAVM campus and Manabe Garden.
2)
カシワおよび農業高校の森の紅葉と畑の風景。Oak trees and the trees in the forest of Obihiro Agricultural High School.
3)
畜大のミニバレー交流会。Mini-volleyball game meeting in the Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
4)
売買川およびキャンパス内の秋の風景。Scenes of autumn along the Urikai river and in the campus of OUAVM.
5)
わが家の庭、畜大別科圃場、農業高校の森と機関庫川沿いの風景。Scenes in my garden, the field of OUAVM Junior Course, forest of Obihiro Agricultural High School, and along the Kikanko river.
6)
帯広グリーンパークとトテッポ通りの紅葉。Red and yellow maple trees in the Green Park and Toteppo alley in Obihiro on October 24.
7)
雨降り、早朝の畜大キャンパス。Rainy campus of OUAVM in early morning on October 26.
8)
札内川堤防、真鍋庭園、機関庫川沿いの風景。Scenes along the bank of Satsunai river, Manabe Garden, and Kikanko river on October 28.
9)
農業高校の森の散歩。Walk in the forest of Agricultural High School on October 29.
Trip to Gifu prefecture to attend the assembly of former Japanese research fellows at IRRI (International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines). 岐阜県への旅行と IRRI同窓会への出席。
From September 1 to 3, I attended the alumni meeting of the former research fellows and post doctoral fellows at several different departments in IRRI around 38 to 45 years ago. The meeting was held at Gero Onsen (spa). 15 people including me joined the meeting. Most of us have been retired. We talked about the memories at IRRI and confirmed that the research life at IRRI was very important for our life career.
Because Gero Onsen was very far from my place, Obihiro, I stayed one night at Gifu city before forwarding to Gero, and enjoyed visiting Gifu castle on Mt. Kinka, and an aquarium for fresh water fish, “Aqua-Toto” in the suburbs of Gifu city.
1) 渥美半島、岐阜駅前、金華山
中部セントレア空港に着陸する前の機内からの渥美半島の眺め。
View of Atsumi penisula from the airplane before landing to Nagoya "Chubu-Centrea" airport.
金華山頂上の岐阜城、JR岐阜駅前の信長像、金華山からの長良川の眺め。
Gifu castle on the summit of Mt. Kinka. A statue of land lord Nobunaga Oda. View of Nagara river from the top of Mt. Kinka.
金華山頂上からの眺め。左上：西方、右上：北方の長良川、下：南方の木曽川。
View from the top of Mt. Kinka. Upper photos: Nagara river to the west and north of Mt. Kinka. Lower photo: Kiso river flowing in the southern direction.
さざれ石の説明、金華山登山道下り道、本丸井戸、題目塚。
Conglomerated stone "Sazare-ishi". Walking path in the Mt. Kinka. The well of the castle. Stone recording the title of buddhism sutra.
Upper left: A small Amazon fish shaped like a twig and hiding itself by sticking on a wood trunk in the water. Upper right: Otter from south east asia. Lower left: popular Japanese rat snake, "Ao-daishou". Lower right: Spring imaging the origin of river.
Flowers and a moth seen during the walk. Upper left: Begonia, upper right: Japanese silk moth (Antheraea yamamai), lower left: Formosa lily (Lilium formosanum), lower right: Briza maxima L.
白川郷から移築された合掌造りの建物と内部。
Old farm house transferred from Shirakawa village.
合掌村民族資料館。
Exhibitions in the park of reconstructed farm houses.
合掌村民族資料館。
Exhibitions in the park of reconstructed farm houses.
合掌村竹原文楽記念館。
Dolls in "Takehara Bunraku" memorial hall.
合掌村周辺で見た花。上２枚：紫陽花。左下：サルスベリ。右下：サボンソウ。
Flowers seen around the park of reconstructed farm houses. Upper two: Hydrangea, lower left: Lagerstroemia indica, lower right: Saponaria officinalis
Flowers seen in the park of reconstructed farm houses. Upper left: Antenoron filiforme, upper right: Euphorbia cyathophora, lower left: Salvia guaranitica, lower right: Japanese peppermint (Mentha canadensis var. piperascens).
Upper two and lower left photos show the reconstructed houses during Jomon era around 5,400 years ago. Lower right photo shows the house during Yayoi era around 1,800 years ago.
左上：弥生時代の住居入り口。他は縄文時代の住居に関する説明。
Upper left: an entrance of the house in Yayoi era. Other photos are explanations for the houses in Jomon era.
縄文公園、案内図、縄文橋にいくつか展示してあった発掘品のレプリカ。
Upper: The view of Jomon park. Lower: Guidance plate of the Jomon park and the replica of the excavated tools of Jomon people which were exhibited along the bridge.
上：縄文橋。下：縄文橋に至る道沿いの水田と道の上に埋め込まれた縄文人の足跡。
Upper: Jomon bridge. Lower: Paddy field and rice along the path to the Jomon park, and the footprints of Jomon people were embedded on the path.
縄文橋（上）と平和の塔（下）からの下呂温泉遠景。
View of Gero city from Jomon bridge (upper) and Peace tower (lower).
Upper left: Hyrodesmum podocarpum ssp. oxyphyllum var. mandshuricum, upper right: Vitis coignetiae, lower two: red beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens purpurea).
上：ミズナラの木立とエゾリス、下：帯広農業高校の牧草地とロールベーラーのアタッチメント。
Hokkaido squirrel on a trunk of Quercus crispula, lower photo: An attachment machine of roll baler in the pasture field of Obihiro Agricultural High School.
On September 7, after one week since last Friday, I walked in the forest of Obihiro Agricultural High School. Many mushrooms could be found in the forest, as it rained this morning. The flower of Cimicifuga simplex which was still in bud last week was fully blooming today. The flowers of Aconitum have also started to bloom. Some plants and mushrooms which I saw today were poisonous.
Upper: red leaf of cherry, lower left: Taxus cuspidata. The seed is poisonous. Lower right: Euonymus hamiltonianus. The seed is poisonous.
オオバセンキュウの花。
Flowers of Angelica spp.
森の中で見たキノコ。
Various mushrooms seen in the forest. Some of them are poisonous.
上：森の中で見たキノコ。右上はミズナラの幹に生えたヤマブシタケ。下：サラシナショウマの花。
Upper: Various mushrooms seen in the forest. Lower: The flower of Cimicifuga simplex.
上と左下：エゾノホソバトリカブト。下：スズランの実。
Upper and lower left: The flowers of Aconitum. Very toxic plant. Lower right: The seed of a lily of the valley. The plant is also toxic.
Harvest from my garden collected by my wife on September 7. 庭からの収穫。9月7日に妻が収穫したもの。
I have a small garden in my house, where I grow some vegetables, flowers, apple trees and a grape tree. It is also a play ground for my grandchildren when they visit us. In this season, we can harvest green pepper, eggplant, mini-tomato, and cucumber. Mushroom also emerges among vegetables, which we enjoy in these years.
Upper: green pepper, lower: cucumber.
Upper: mushroom, lower: Hydrangea only for room decoration.
Upper and lower: Mini-tomato in different colors.
Upper and lower: Cucumber in garden.
Upper: mini-tomato in garden, lower: Eggplant in garden.
Attended the activity to record the living things in Utsubetsu river planned by the Centennial Museum of Obihiro. 帯広百年記念館企画の「ウツベツ川の生き物全部録る」に参加しました。
On September 14, I attended the activity to record the living things in Utsubetsu river planned by the Centennial Museum of Obihiro. It was the 6th assembly and I attended three assemblies of them. We surveyed the same area as the first assembly in April.
「ウツベツ川の生き物全部録る」という帯広百年記念館の企画に参加してきました。今日は全６回の最終回でしたが第１回目と同じ区間の調査でした。私は３回参加しました。大きなヤマメが獲れて驚きました。他にもウグイ、イトヨ、イバラトミヨなどがいました。その他、ウチダザリガニもたくさんいました。これは特定外来種生物なので殺処分しました。
Harvesting buckwheat on a fine fall day. 秋晴れの日にソバを収穫。
It was a typical fine day in fall on September 17. In the morning, I went to the mail post around 2.5 km far from my house through a park. I could find acorns of oak and Japanese horse chestnut are already ripe and falling on the ground. Hokkaido squirrels were busy feeding the nuts on the ground. In the afternoon, I harvested the buckwheat in the field of junior course in the university. Harvested buckwheat should be dried before threshed and processed further.
Upper: Kikanko river, abandoned farm house and woods of swamp ash and walnut. Lower left: Japanese horse chestnut. Lower right: Acorns of Japanese oak.
10月10日（木曜日）、イヌサフランが今年も咲きました。この花が咲くともうすぐに冬が来るなと思います。コスモスの花はもう咲き納めです。リンゴは王林とアルプス乙女が色付いてきました。まだ木が若いのに実を結ばせてしまって木に負担をかけたかなと思います。花壇のグラジオラスの球根も掘り出しました。大学の圃場ではスイートコーン、大根、豆類などの収穫後の片付けをしました。
On October 10, Colchicum has bloomed in my garden. I think Colchicum is a messenger of winter already. The season of Cosmos flower is coming to end. Fruits of two apples, "Ourin" and "Alps-Otome" have matured. Bulbs of gladiolus have been dug out, because they can not pass the very cold winter outside. I also cleaned the plot where I grew sweetcorn, soybean, and radish in the university field.
イヌサフランの開花、他
Colchicum flowers, bulbs of gladiolus, the last cosmos flowers, apple fruit of "Alps-Otome".
5) 球根の植え付け Planting bulbs
10月11日（金曜日）の１時間目は別科土壌作物栄養学の講義を行いましたが、その後も大学に残って、午後から別科圃場の花壇に水仙とチューリップとヒヤシンスの球根を植えました。今年ソバを栽培した場所で、球根はその前に掘り上げておいたものです。花壇の地表面のソバの茎葉や雑草の残渣はミミズや微生物に土の中にすき込んで分解してもらおうと思います。無事に咲くかどうか来年の春が楽しみです。
10月18日にも余っていた水仙の小さな球根を追い播きしました。
On October 11, I planted the bulbs of daffodils, tulip and hyacinth in the flower bed of the junior course. Buckwheat was grown here in this summer, and the bulbs had been dug before the buckwheat was seeded. The residue of buckwheat and weeds were left on the surface of the flower bed, hoping they will be brought into soil and decomposed by earthworms and soil microbes. I hope these flowers will bloom successfully next spring.
球根の植え付け
Planting bulbs in the flower garden of junior course.
6) 帯広の森で林床植物の移植 Transplanting forest floor plants in the forest of Obihiro.
10月12日はエゾリスの会主催の里山をつくろうプロジェクトの活動に参加しました。帯広の森の北側の林内で増えてきてくれた自然林由来の林床植物たちを株分けして南側の空き地（航空法で伐採されたところ）に移植しました。また去年からプランターで育ててきた林床植物の実生の苗をポットに移植しました。台風が来る前に頑張って2日分の仕事をなんとか１日で済ませました。
On October 12, I joined the voluntary activity of growing home-town forest by “Ezorisu no kai” (Hokkaido-squirrel favorer’s group). We transplanted the forest floor plants of native species in the relatively undisturbed forest area to the open area where trees had been cleared because the site was situated in front of the runway of Japanese self-defense army.
We have also transplanted the seedlings of forest floor plants which have germinated from the seeds collected last year into small pots. They will be transplanted on the cleared open area after they grow big enough maybe next year.
As the typhoon No. 19 was approaching Japan on October 12, we finished the 2 days work in one day.
帯広の森の紅葉。ツタ、ヤマグワ、マユミ、ミズナラ。
Red and yellow leaves in the forest of Obihiro. Japanese creeper, Morus bombysis Koidz., Japanese spindle tree, Quercus crispula Blume.
帯広の森の自然に近いエリアで採集された若い苗木。 お昼休みの様子。
Young trees dug out in the relatively undisturbed area in the forest of Obihiro. The lunch break time.
苗木の移植と小さな苗のポットへの移植。
Transplanting the young plants in the open area, as well as the transplanting the very young seedlings into pots.
Grapes harvested in my garden. When I came home in the evening, my wife was harvesting the grapes grown in our garden, before the storm will reach our place. As the harvested amount was too much to eat fresh by us, my wife will prepare grape jam.
7) 庭の作物の片付け Cleaning up the crops in my garden.
10月13日と今日15日で庭の作物の片付けをしました。朝の気温がかなり低くなって作物の葉が萎れはじめたからです。妻が剪定したブドウの茎葉とミニトマト、ナス、ナンバン、シシトウなどの茎葉を細断し、牛糞バーク堆肥と混ぜて堆積しました。今日の午後は水仙とチューリップの球根を庭のあちこちに植え付けました。あと少ししたら、ブドウやバラなどの雪囲いをしなくてはなりません。長い冬がもうすぐやってきます。
On October 13 and 15, I cleaned up the crops in my garden, as leaves of crops have started to wither due to the very low temperature in the morning.
I cut down fine the pruned grape vine and the stem and leaves of mini-tomato, eggplant, and green peppers, mixed them with cow manure compost and piled them up in the garden. Pruning was done by my wife.
I also planted the bulbs of daffodil and tulip in some places in the garden.
Soon I will have to set snow protectors to grape vines and roses to prevent the cold damage in the long winter.
庭の作物の片付け
Cleaning up the crops in my garden.
10月16日朝７時30分頃、庭に霜が降りていました。ブドウの葉はだいぶ枯れました。
In the morning (around 7:30) on October 16, frost was observed on the ground of my garden. The leaves of grape tree have been withered and turned brown.
After the first frost on October 16, the atmosphere in Obihiro rushes into winter.
10月16日の初霜の後、帯広の空気は日１日と冬に向かって変化しています。
1) 下弦の月がかかった日高山脈と畜大および真鍋庭園の紅葉。Hidaka mountain range with a waning moon and red and yellow leaves in the OUAVM campus and Manabe Garden.
下弦の月がかかった日高山脈。山の写真は今朝別科の授業に向かう途中に撮りました。10月18日。
Hidaka mountain range with a waning moon. The photo of the mountains were taken on my way to the university to give lectures to the junior course students in the morning.
下弦の月がかかった日高山脈。月は右上の隅に写っています。
Hidaka mountain range with a waning moon. The moon is in the upper right corner.
カツラの黄葉。カツラの写真は畜大のキャンパス内で昼前に撮りました。下の写真は真鍋庭園内の紅葉です。
Yellow leaves of Katsura tree in the campus of OUAVM. Lower photo shows the maple tree in Manabe garden.
畜大キャンパスのカツラの黄葉。
Yellow leaves of Katsura tree in the campus of OUAVM.
2) カシワおよび農業高校の森の紅葉と畑の風景。Oak trees and the trees in the forest of Obihiro Agricultural High School.
葉の色が異なる２本のカシワの木。10月20日。
Oak trees with different leaf colors.
葉が黄色くなったミズナラの木。10月20日。
Oak trees with yellow colored leaves.
農業高校キャンパスのイタヤカエデ。10月20日。
Maple tree in the campus of Obihiro Agricultural High School.
農業高校の森の散歩道。10月20日。
Walk way in the forest of Obihiro Agricultural High School.
農業高校の馬。10月20日。
Horses of Obihiro Agricultural High School.
ツルウメモドキの実。10月20日。
Seeds of Celastus orbiculatus.
Farmer's field of sugar beet and winter wheat。10月20日。
テンサイと秋まき小麦の農家圃場.
Swiss chard on August 31 and October 20.
こぼれ種から生えてきたスイスチャード。8月31日と10月20日。
3) 畜大のミニバレー交流会。 Mini-volleyball game meeting in the Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
ミニバレー交流会。10月19日。
Mini-volleyball game meeting.
ミニバレー交流会。10月19日。
Mini-volleyball game meeting.
ミニバレー交流会。10月19日。
Mini-volleyball game meeting.
ミニバレー交流会。10月19日。
Mini-volleyball game meeting.
4) 売買川およびキャンパス内の秋の風景。 Scenes of autumn along the Urikai river and in the campus of OUAVM.
馬術部の馬。10月21日。
Horses of the OUAVM horsemanship club.
売買川の堰。10月21日。
Small dams on Urikai river.
売買川の堤防で見たキノコ。オシロイシメジ他。10月21日。
Various mushrooms seen on the bank of Urikai river.
売買川の堤防で見た植物。１枚目名称不明。オオウバユリ、メギ、ユキザサ。10月21日。
Various plant seeds seen on the bank of Urikai river.
キャンパスの紅葉。10月21日。
Red and yellow leaves in the OUAVM campus.
キャンパスの紅葉。10月21日。
Red and yellow leaves in the OUAVM campus.
キャンパスの紅葉。10月21日。
Red and yellow leaves in the OUAVM campus.
キャンパスの紅葉。10月21日。
Red and yellow leaves in the OUAVM campus.
5) わが家の庭、畜大別科圃場、農業高校の森と機関庫川沿いの風景。 Scenes in my garden, the field of OUAVM Junior Course, forest of Obihiro Agricultural High School, and along the Kikanko river on October 22.
左上：ヒダカミセバヤ、右上：アルプスおとめの実、左下：育ちすぎた二十日大根、右下：秋ダイコン。
upper left: Hylotelephium cauticolum, upper right: small apple (Alps Otome), lower left: radish left unharvested too long, lower right: white radish for autumn season.
上２枚：ツリバナ、下：ツルウメモドキとイボタノキ。
上２枚：マユミの実、左下：カシワの葉、右下：ミズナラの葉。
上：カラコギカエデとハルニレ。
下：カラコギカエデ、その裏にツルウメモドキとエゾサンザシ。
上下ともに農業高校のカシワ林。
Oak forest of Agricultural High School.
機関庫川沿いのクルミとヤチダモの木。
Walnut and swamp ash trees along the Kikanko river.
6) 帯広グリーンパークとトテッポ通りの紅葉。 Red and yellow maple trees in the Green Park and Toteppo alley in Obihiro on October 24.
グリーンパーク子供の遊び場付近の紅葉。
Near the children's play ground in the Green park of Obihiro.
グリーンパーク子供の遊び場付近の紅葉。
Near the children's play ground in the Green park of Obihiro.
グリーンパーク子供の遊び場付近の紅葉。
Near the children's play ground in the Green park of Obihiro.
グリーンパーク東側の紅葉並木。
Maple trees in the eastern side of the Green park of Obihiro.
グリーンパーク東側の紅葉並木。
Maple trees in the eastern side of the Green park of Obihiro.
グリーンパーク東側の紅葉並木。
Maple trees in the eastern side of the Green park of Obihiro.
トテッポ通りの紅葉並木。
Maple trees in the the Toteppo alley of Obihiro.
トテッポ通りの紅葉並木。
Maple trees in the the Toteppo alley of Obihiro.
トテッポ工房の玄関。
The entrance of "Toteppo factory" (a confectionary baker and shop).
7) 雨降り、早朝の畜大キャンパス。 Rainy campus of OUAVM in early morning on October 26.
大雨の次の日（10月27日）。家の前のカシワの木がきれいに色づいていました。
ナナカマドの葉が散り、鉢植えの草花が今年最後の花を咲かせていました。
8) 札内川堤防、真鍋庭園、機関庫川沿いの風景。 Scenes along the bank of Satsunai river, Manabe Garden, and Kikanko river on October 28.
上：四つ葉樹石園の紅葉。upper photo: Maples in the "Yotsuba Gardening shop".
下：堤防から見た札内川の流れ。 Lower photo: Satsunai river seen from the bank.
左上：はじけ始めたガガイモの実。右上：オオイタドリの実。
左下：堤防に生えていたアザミ。右下：ほとんどのガガイモの実はまだはじけていませんでした。
上：堤防から見える然別方面の山並み。Upper photo: Mountains of Shikaoi in the direction of north from the bank.
下：ドロノキ。
上下ともに真鍋庭園の外縁の紅葉。
Upper and lower photos: Red and yellow maple trees along the fence and road in front of Manabe Garden.
上下ともに機関庫川沿いの木立。
Upper and lower photos: Trees along the Kikanko river.
左上：街路樹のイチョウ。右上：道路沿いのカシワ。
左下：トチノキの葉。右下：機関庫川公園のカシワの紅葉。
左上：レッドクローバー。右上：セイヨウノコギリソウ。
下：カエデの紅葉。
9) 農業高校の森の散歩。 Walk in the forest of Agricultural High School on October 29.
