Even though it was November, mosquito coils were necessary, but a cold wave arrived shortly after and the mosquitoes finally disappeared. Insects such as red dragonflies and praying mantis have also left their offspring to die.
November in Niigata was a dark and gloomy month with only cold rain before snowfall, a season that almost brought mental downfall to those who came from the Pacific seaboard of Japan.
This year, however, the sun has been showing its face. The temperature is also high. It is comfortable because I can work outside comfortably, but something is still wrong.
When I was a child, I remember that around November 10 was the time for harvesting late-season rice (a variety called “sensyuraku”), and it was sometimes hailing.
After all, will global warming accelerate extreme weather? (Accelerated even more by Trump?)
(1) Today, we dug out taro and planted its parent taros for next year. It is the first time to plant them before winter, so I am worried if the taro, which is weak against cold in the soil, can survive the winter. Wouldn’t a bedding of fallen leaves be enough?
We sprinkle chicken manure (cold manure) around the trees as a thank-you fertilizer, saying “Thank you for the delicious fruits this year” to the plum, persimmon, fig, and berry trees, and then cover them with rice husks to protect them from the cold.
It’s a thank-you fertilizer for the blueberries I snacked on in between farm work.
The most beautiful things right now are the flowers of the camelia sasanqa and the autumn leaves of the zelkova tree.
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