A Walk in the Fresh Air

18切符が余っていたので、JRだけでふらりと行かれる遠いところ、と思い埼玉の見沼を歩いてきた。快晴だけれど、北風が強くて、ノスリやハイタカも飛ぶのに苦労するほど。



I walked along the Shiba river in Saitama. Both side of the river spread the flat crop land. It was very windy and reminded me of the long walk I did along the Ouse Washes. But the crop were mixture of rice and vegetable, such as daikon radish and Chinese cabbage, as well as trees for gardens and streets and in the distance, I could see high-rise building of Saitama Shintoshin and the mountain range of Okutama.



ツグミ（Dusky Thrush）
橋の影で風を避けてお昼ご飯。のんびりしていたらツグミが近寄ってきてくれた。モズは風の中、杭に這いつくばるようにしてとまって餌を探していた。

Below are some sketches from Jyogashima island on a Sunday. People were enjoying their time before the work or school start after new year holiday.



城ヶ島の日曜日の午後



On the island, there is a cliff where the Japanese cormorants and the Pelagic cormorants spend winter.  A young peregrine was there, too.  
望遠鏡とスケッチブックを持って、一日座り込んでみたい。



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