初詣はしましたか? "Did you pay the first visit of the year to the shrine? "

今年はCOVID-19のせいで不要な外出は控えるようにということで、神社への初詣も控えておられることが多いと思います 

Cut down unnecessary going out by a cause of COVID-19 this year, said, I think you often also cut down the year's first visit to the shrine to a shrine.

だから、今年は僕がよく参拝していた神社の一部の写真を掲載します

So a certain picture of the shrine where I was often going and worship is carried this year.

宮崎神宮で行われる「流鏑馬」

The "archery on horseback" performed at Miyazaki shrine

海辺の岩の祠に神社のある鵜戸神宮の山門

The shrine gate which is Udo-jingu with a shrine in main shrine of a rock on a beach

初代天皇がお生まれになった、宮崎県高原町にある佐野神社

Sano shrine in Miyazaki-ken Takaharu-cho where the first emperor was born.

和歌山県の加太港にある淡島神社(今でも供養する遅な様達に埋め尽くされているのでしょ

うか)

The Awashima shrine in the Kada harbor in Wakayama-ken 

東京、六本木に住んでいた頃にすぐ近くにあった氷川神社

Hikawa-jinja which is close and looks good right now when I lived in Tokyo and Roppongi.

次は東京、赤坂にある日枝神社

Hie-jinja where the next is in Tokyo and Akasaka

日本には様々な神様が神社に祀られているので、きっとCOVID-19から守ってくれると思います。Webを通じてお祈りをしてくださいね

Various God is deified in a shrine in Japan, so I think you defend against COVID-19 surely. Please do a prayer through a web.

future-compass/　は僕のもう一つのBlogです

暇なときにご訪問ください。

future-compass/　is my another Blog.

When being leisure, please visit.

(When the blue character is clicked, Jump to my another blog.)

良く考えてみると、ちょっと前も大災害が "When I thought well, there was also a catastrophe in these ten years."

昨年から世界規模でCOVID-19が猛威をふるっているけど、昨年の末から日本も、大変な事態を招いているんです

COVID-19 is on the rampage by the world scale from last year, but Japan also causes a serious situation from the end of last year.

でも、未曽有宇の大事件は十年前にも起きているんですよね

But a major event of mizou u has also occurred ten years before, has not it?

僕の１０年前のブログの１月には火山の大爆発があった

There was volcanic large explosion in January of my blog 10 years ago.

周りの街や村は火山灰に覆い尽くされた

Around the Town and  villages were covered up by volcanic ash.

その後２０１１年３月には東日本大震災

After that in March, 2011, eastern Japan great earthquake

写真では載せられないような地震と津波や火災の被害

The earthquake which isn't put with a picture and damage of a tidal wave and fire.

写真は載せられないので、復旧を祈った高野山の金剛力士像の写真を代わりに

A picture isn't put, so to change a picture of the Kongourikishi stature in Koya-san where I wished for restoration.

死者・行方不明者　２２０００人余り　というホントに未曽有の災害がありました

There was an accident of Unprecedented in truth as about 22000 people of dead and missing person.

２０１６年は熊本での大地震

2016 is a big earthquake under Kumamoto.

どんなことが起きても人は乗り越えてきた

Whatever kind of thing occurs, a person has got.

予測不可能な災害と言われるけど、何かが起きた時も事前の対策は必要だな、と考えさせられました。

I could make them think a prediction is called an impossible accident, but a preliminary measure is necessary when something has happened.

COVID-19は早期のワクチン普及と経済の回復を祈って、皆で希望の持てる行動をしたいですですね

COVID-19 wishes for the early vaccine spread and a financial recovery, and is DESU which would like to do the behavior which can have an ambition by everyone, isn't it?

良い歳にしようよ "I hope you have a Good Year!!"

2021年

新しい年も僕の絵でご挨拶です、日本の若い女性の正装「和服/振り袖姿」でご挨拶です

 A new year is also a greeting with my picture, formal attire of a Japanese young lady "the Japanese clothes/long-sleeved kimono form"

次の絵は、日本では２０２１年は丑年

The next picture, in Japan, in 2021, a sexagenary cycle is a cow year.

だから獅子舞にとりついているウィルス(COVID-19)を牛が食べて駆逐してくれようとしているところです

So a cow eats the virus which has taken a lion(COVID-19), and you're going to be going to drive away.

最後は獅子がウィルスを食べて全滅をさせようとしています

A lion is going to make the last picture eat a virus and destroy completely.

この絵柄は僕の年賀状でも使いました

This design used my New Year's card.

なんとしても、今年は良い年になりますように

As it'll be regardless this year a good year.

End of 2020

時間だけは何人にも公平です、その時間をいかに使いこなすかで人と人に差が出てきます

How many people is time fair to, too, the difference is going out to a person and a person by how to manage the hour.

今年も1年過ぎてしまい、2020年は明日を残すだけ

As it'll also pass for 1 year this year, and tomorrow is left in 2020.

大変な年だったけど、普通では経験できない1年だったかもしれない

It was a serious year, but maybe it was 1 year which can't be experienced by ordinariness.

　　Photo:Tokyo Ueno

ただ、やりたいことをあまり出来なかった年でもある

It's also the year which couldn't do to want to do so much.

  Photo:Tokushima city

やり残したことを来年はやりたい

One loose end octopus, I'd like to be popular next year.

   Photo:Wakayama

会いたかった人にも会いに行きたい

I'd like also to go to meet the person who wanted to meet.

   Photo:Tokyo Shinjuku

 来年に期待をかけて

 Please apply an expectation next year.

美味しいミカンだけど別の楽しみも"The pleasure it's a good orange, but which is different,"

このミカン「日向夏」というミカンなのですが

夏とありますが、12月から高級ミカンとして出回ります

This orange "Hyuganatsu(sunny place summer)".

I have that with summer, but I appear as a luxury orange from December. 

薄皮を向いて、白い部分が美味しいミカンで、ホテルの高級デザートなどで出されることが多いんです

White part turns to a pellicle, and is often taken out for a luxury dessert from hotel for a good orange.

メロンと合わせてこんな感じ

According to the melon, such feeling.

実はこのミカンとても香りが良くて別の使い道があります

Well, this orange is very fragrant, and difference is usable.

丁寧に薄皮を剥いて、準備します

Pellicle is peeled and prepared politely.

僕は皮をナイフで剥くときに指を怪我したりします・・・・注意してね

When peeling skin with a knife, I hurt my finger...., please be careful.

熱いお風呂にいれるととてもいい香りがします。

I say that it's put in a hot bathroom very much and smell.

そして香りのいい皮脂で躰をこすって風呂から上がると、とても素敵な柑橘系の香りが体について気分が向上します

The fragrance of the citrus system which is very nice when I rub body by fragrant sebum and get out of the bath, feeling improves about a body.

クリスマス・イブ "Christmas Eve"

 あっという間に今年も終わりが近づいて、今日はクリスマスイブ

The end also approaches this year suddenly, and, today is Christmas Eve.

クリスマスプレゼントは用意しましたか?

Was a Christmas present prepared?

ホントは友達も一緒にクリスマスパーティでもしたいのですが、今年は無理ですね

Even a Christmas party would like to combine a friend actually, too, it's impossible this year, isn't it?

今年は娘も帰ってこないので、絵を描いて気分だけでも盛り上げたい

My daughter isn't returning this year, either, so I'd like to draw a picture and liven up my feeling.

いつもはねビデオレターみたいなのも作ってYou Tubeの僕のチャンネルにあげるんだけど

It's also made and given to my channel of You Tube that usual looks like a video letter.

まだできていない

It isn't done yet.

だから以前に作った画像でご挨拶

So I greet with the picture made before.

COVID-19が早く収束して、素敵な来年をプレゼントしてくださいサンタさん

COVID-19 be early and convergent, and Mr. Santa Claus present nice next year, please!!.

とにかく、これからの年末・年始は感染対策をして病気にかからないようにしましょう

Anyway future end of the year and beginning of the year will make sure that I'll take an infection measure and fall ill.

表情 "Expression"

今年は家に居る時間と、眠れない夜が多かったので 

Because there were a lot of time when I'm in a house and night when I can't sleep this year.

絵をたくさん描きました

Many pictures were drawn.

今日は女性の表情がテーマです

 Female expression is a theme today.

女性の眼差しを描くことは多いのですが、目をつぶったり、物思いにふける姿は不得意でした、温かくやさしい母娘の表情はいかがでしょうか?

Female looks are often drawn, I overlook, and how about a weak expression of my warm and easy mother daughter for the form that I'm pensive?

まったく眼差しが見えない姿はどう感じてもらえますか ?

How could you feel the form that a look isn't seen at all?

最後の絵は、声を出しながら女性が泣いている姿なんです

The last picture is the form that a lady is crying while raising a cry.

皆さんはどう感じてもらえましたか?

How could you feel everyone?

 

来年は笑顔がたくさん題材になるようにしたいです

I'd like to make sure that many smiling faces will be a subject next year.

悪疫退散 "Plague dispersal"

私の住んでいる地域では夜神楽があることを１１月にも紹介しましたが、この踊りで踊っているのは鬼ではありません

 It was also introduced in November that there is Shinto music and dancing played at night in the area where I live, but it isn't a Demon that dancing by this dance.

神様です

They are Gods!!.

主に五穀豊穣や悪霊退散、家内安全などを祈願してくれます

They pray productiveness of grains, an evil spirit dispersal and wife safety mainly.

中にはこんなに可愛い踊り手もいます

There is a cute dancer, too.

今年から来年前半にかけては、主に悪疫(COVID-19)に退散願いましょう

Would a plague (COVID-19) disperse mainly to the first half next year from this year?

「鬼滅の刃」も悪疫(COVID-19)を切りまくってもらいましょう

"Blade of Kimetsu(The demon limit)" will also have them cut and cut a plague (COVID-19).

現在、認定が進んでいる各製薬会社や研究所のワクチンの効果が絶大でありますように。

As the effect of the vaccine of each pharmaceutical company and the research center authorization is advancing at present is enormous.

この刃はワクチンかもしれませんね。

This blade may be a vaccine.

 

お正月まであとわずか"The back is little until New Year's"

 クリスマスを直前にして、お正月のことを書くのは少し早いかもしれないけど

To do Christmas just before and write New Year's may be early.

年賀状は書きましたか?? (クリスマスカードは当然とっくに発送してますよね)

Was a New Year's card written? (A Christmas card is shipped off already of course.)

年賀状はまだ出来上がっていません

New Year's cards has not been finished yet.

文面を考えたりも大変です

Contents of a letter are considered, and it's serious.

これは過去に出した年賀状のあいさつ文や自分で描いた絵がらです

This is a greeting sentence and one of the New Year's card sent in the past, and a drawn picture.

絵の和服姿で挨拶しているのは娘がモデルでした

My daughter was a model for greeting by the form of Japanese clothes of the picture.

急いで、お正月に間に合わせるようにしましょう

I'll have done at New Year's quickly.

ところで、クリスマスの準備はいかがでしょうか?

By the way how about preparations at Christmas?

都会で暮らすか、田舎暗しか? "Whether you live at a city, only the country an? "

僕はつい少し前までは田舎にコテージでも立てて暮らしたいと思っていた

I thought I could leave the cottage for the country until several years ago, and would like to live.

森の中で、山菜を採り、焼物や彫刻をして暮らす 

I adopt wild vegetable, do pottery and a sculpture and live in the forest.

仙人のような暮らしがしてみたいと思った。

I thought I'd like to do living like an immortal.

でも、近頃はね、都会に適度に近くて自然がたくさんあればそれでいいと考えるようになった

But it's these days, I came to think that's OK when it's near a city moderately, and there is much nature.

何でもすぐに手に入る便利さを享受すると、それがなかなかできない田舎暮らしは辛いかな

と考えるようになった、歳をとったせい??

When the convenience which will get everything immediately is enjoyed, is that hard on the country living which won't be done easily?

The cause for which the year I came to consider was taken?

僕のなまけ癖のせいかな??

Cause of my habit of laziness?

写真はカナダ、バンク―バー近郊でした

Pictures were Canada and a Vancouver suburb.