サンゴ礁のある海 "The sea where a coral reef is here"

温かくなると海が恋しくなります

When it becomes warm, I come to long for a sea.

僕の家から1時間ほど車で走るとその海はあります

When I drive from my house by car for about 1 hour, the sea is here.

日南市、南郷の海 

Sea in Nichinan-city and Nango.

ゲートのある岩場

Rocky stretch with a gate.

魚釣りの有名なポイントでもあります

there's also a famous point for fishing.

海の中を覗けば、もちろんこんなサンゴ礁がありカラフルな魚が泳ぎまわっています

When looking stealthily at the inside in a sea, there is such coral reef of course, and a colorful fish is swimming around.

ここは、10万トンを超える大型客船の停泊港(油津港)もあり、この島の間を通り抜けていきます。

An anchoring harbor of a large cruise ship beyond 100,000 tons (Aburatsu harbor) is also here here, one between this island, she'll go through.

でも、COVID-19が蔓延して以来、ここには大型クルーズ船は姿を現していません

But since COVID-19 spreads, a  doesn't appear here.

春の大阪 "Osaka in spring"

最初の写真は大阪国際空港(伊丹) 

The first picture, Osaka International Airport (Itami).

４月といえば日本は新年度で通常なら移動の激しい時期ですが

When saying April, Japan is usually intense time of the movement the new year.

今年はCOVID-19の第4波が来ているようでまだ寂しげな空港です

The 4th wave of COVID-19 seems to come this year, and it's still the cheerless airport.

でも次のゴールデンウィークにはANAは８割まで便を回復させると言っています(大丈夫でしょうか?)

But I'm saying that ANA makes a flight convalescent even 80 % the next Golden Week (Is it OK?).

大阪の街中は桜がすでに満開で、散り始めている津頃もあります

There is also around a port a cherry tree has begun to be in full bloom and scatter already where in a downtown in Osaka.

大阪の真ん中を流れる大川の両岸は桜並木がとてもきれいですが

Sakuranamiki(full-bloom cherry tree road) is very clean in both banks in Okawa which flows in the middle of Osaka.

川はボートがちらほら見かけるだけで静かな様相です

 Boats just comes across it here and there, and a river is the quiet aspect.

橋を眺めると、早朝のせいか、偶然かもしれないけど車もあまり通っていません

When I look at a bridge, it may be a cause in early morning or accident, but a car doesn't also run so much.

あと10日後には、東京オリンピックの聖火リレーが、この先の大阪市中央公会堂に到着する予定でしたが、まだ成り行きが不安ですね。

Olympic-torch relay of Tokyo Olympic Games should arrive at Osaka-shi center public hall further down 10 days later more, but you're still anxious about the course, right?

４月ですね----今日は何の日 "It's April, the day when what is...today"

昨夜はこんなスィートルームで過ごしました 

I had time in such suite last night.

金髪の美人と一緒に、ベッドでいいことたくさん

Pleasant time, by a bed with a blond beauty

愛しつくされました

Making Love♡♡♡

そして今日は一日中踊りまくります

And I dance away throughout the day .

なんて

What?

嘘ですよ

False!!!

今日は４月１日、　　エイプリルフールじゃないですか

Today is April fool.

素敵な女性を描き続けています "I keep drawing wonderful lady"

 雑誌を眺めていたら、昔僕が好きだった女性に似ていたから描いてみました

If I was looking at a magazine, because it was similar to the lady I loved before, it was drawn.

ベンチで恋人を待っているのか、物思いにふけっている女性

Waiting for a sweetheart at a bench or the lady who indulges in meditation.

次の二枚は、日本のマンガ家　叶　精作さんの描く女性像を真似て

After the following two imitate the image of women Japanese cartoonist Seisaku Kano draws.

カクテルを飲む美しい女

The good-looking woman who drinks a cocktail

魔女の物語に登場するセクシーな魔女

The sexy witch who appears on witch's story.

きっと地球を破壊するような力を持つ魔女なんですよね

She have the power which probably destroys the earth.

怖くてもいいから、僕を魔法にかけて下さい

Because such good-looking witch may be afraid, I want you to cast a spell.

東京都心を眺める "I see in the middle of Tokyo "

もう3月２６日ですね

Today is already March 26.

日本の会社は１年の決算の締めで忙しい時期ですね、みなさん頑張ってね

Japanese company are time busy with end of an accounting in Year, please persevere in everyone.

最初の写真は僕が住んでいた六本木にあるANAコンチネンタルホテルから皇居方面(北側)を眺めています

The first picture is looking at the Imperial Palace district (the north side) from ANA Continental Hotel in Roppongi where I lived.

首都高速や国会議事堂も見えます

The capital freeway and the Diet Building are also seen.

次の写真はリッツカールトン東京から皇居・丸の内方面を眺めています

The next picture is looking at the Imperial Palace and Marunouchi district from Hotel Ritz Carlton Tokyo.

下を見下ろすと、赤坂の森ですが

When I look down upon the bottom, it's a forest in Akasaka.

この森には、赤坂氷川神社があります

There is Akasaka Hikawa-jinja in this forest.

ここは僕の散歩コースの途中でした

This was while it was my walking course.

ちょっと右手にそれると、小さな神社が

When I walk to the east only a little, there is a small shrine.

江戸末期から明治初期の偉人、勝海舟も通ったという久国神社があります

There is Hisakuni shrine a great person in early years of Meiji era and  Kaishu-Katsu passed from Edo last years, too.

 ここは御神籤(英語でも解説)がすごく安くて、いつも僕の運勢を占って観ていました。

 A lot (English was explained.) was very inexpensive here, and my fortune was being always predicted and seen.

いずれも歴史ある古い神社です

Both shrines are the old shrine where many history is here.

また訪ねたい場所です

One of the places at which I'd like to visit again.

春爛漫 "In spring glory. "

 緊急事態宣言も解けてみなさんいかがお過ごしですか?

 The emergency declaration is also dissolved, and how is everyone?

日曜日には花見に行かれましたか

Was it gone on by flower viewing on Sunday?

最初の写真は僕が勤務していた会社の本社裏の庭園の桜

Cherry tree in a garden in the headquarters back of the company where I was working at the first picture.

いつも綺麗に咲いていました

It always bloomed beautifully.

次の写真は僕の田舎にある桜公園の桜、あの山ののどかな風景が懐かしいです

The calm landscape of Sakura in a cherry tree park and that mountain in my country is homesick for the next picture.

最後の写真は満開の桜の花びらが風に飛ばされて、池の水面に散らばっている処

The last picture is a place where a petal of a full-blown cherry tree is transferred to a wind and scattered about a surface of the water in a pond.

卒業式は済みましたか

Was the graduation ceremony finished?

南国のこちらでは卒業式の頃が桜が満開になって

The time which is a graduation ceremony here in the tropics, after a cherry tree will be in full bloom.

花弁が風に飛ばされていくんです

Petals are being transferred to a wind.

COVID-19はまだまだ注意が必要です、十分な予防対策を心がけましょう

COVID-19 still needs attention, I'll provide for an enough prevention measure.

侵入路 "Invasion way"

僕の自宅は空港に近いので、飛行機が家の真上を通り過ぎていく

My home is the one near the airport, and an airplane is passing right above the house.

この飛行機は空港へのアプローチ中、電線にプラモデルが引っ掛かっているみたいでしょう。

I'll think that a plastic model catches on during approach and wire to the airport for this airplane.

最近は大幅な減便をしているせいか、騒音があまりしないんですよね

The cause which reduces the service substantially or a row doesn't remain recently, 

次は少し大きい旅客機が太陽を背に飛んでくる

A little big jet plane is flying with its back to the sun next.

COVID-19さえ無ければ、今頃は僕がどこかの空を飛んでいるのに

When there even is no COVID-19, I'm flying in some air now.

 自由に飛びまわりたい

 I'd like to fly about freely.

あの街を訪ねたい "I'd like to visit at that town "

3月の後半というと、よくEUのエレクトロニクスショーに出かけていました

When I said the second half of March, I had often gone out to an electronics show of the EU.

一番多かったのはドイツのハノーバーメッセ

去年はCOVID-19の関係で開催が中止となっています

It's a German Hannover exhibition hall that it was most.

Holding was cancellation last year by a relation of COVID-19.

今年は4月開催の予定ということですが開催されるのでしょうか?? 

It's said that they're planning to hold it in April this year, but is it held? 

3月はまだ寒いんですよね まだドイツでは雪が積もったり、北の方は川が凍っているときもある 、やっぱり寒い所

It's still cold in March, I have that when snow still estimates in Germany, and a river freezes to the north,  The place where it's cold as expected.

風光明媚なのは南の方かな

Is a scenic one the south?

ミュンヘンには代理店もあって、

After there is also an agency in Munich.

代理店の担当に、お城や観光地の景観を観に連れて行ってもらいました

Brought me to the charge for an agency to see a view of a castle and a tourist spot.

今年は、まだEUに行くことは難しいかな、秋ごろには可能でしょうか?

Is it difficult this year still to go to the EU, is it possible around autumn?

 

休日の過ごし方 "How to have time a holiday"

 ３月ももう二週間が過ぎてしまいました

Other two weeks have also passed in March.

時間だけが容赦なく通り過ぎていく

Only time is passing mercilessly.

休日の日曜日、何しているのか?

What is being done on Sunday of holiday?

ギターの練習をしたり、絵を描いたり・・・・時間は足りなくなってしまいます

A guitar is practiced, and a picture is drawn, and.... runs out of time.

また、古いマンガを取りだし

An old cartoon, taking.

気に入ったシーンを参考に、少し変えながら楽しんで描いてます

It's being drawn pleasantly while changing a liked scene to reference a little.

Kissシーンもあったりして

Be also a Kiss scene,

ぼくもしたいよ!!

I'd like to do, too!!!

そうだ、また庭の手入れをして

Be so also please care for a garden.

花を植えたり、数種類の野菜も育てないと・・・・・

I also have to plant a flower and bring up several kinds of vegetables......

やはり女性は美しい "Lady is Really good-looking"

今日は少し古いマンガ本から女性が美しいと思ったこと

That I thought a lady was good-looking from an old comic book today.

このマンガ本は「魔物語」

This comic book, "Mamonogatari/Witch story"

作画は　叶　精作　氏

Drawing by Mr. Seisaku Kano?

その主人公の魔女　ベッチ　さんを描いてみました

The main character's witch  Mrs. Betti was imitated and drawn.

可愛くて美しい女性

Pretty and beautiful lady.

本当の姿は宇宙の彼方から地球に来た、怖い魔女

The true form is the fearfulness witch who has come to the earth from the space other side.

でも、その姿も美しく妖艶です

But its form is also beautiful and fascinating.

天体が衝突して爆発するくらい、彼女はそんなパワーも持っている

She also has such power so that a heavenly body conflicts, and she explodes.

僕の熱い♡も爆発してしまいそうです

My hot♡ seems also explosive.