Gift from the Sea

奇麗でしょう、海で拾った貝殻。
我が家の小さな海。

浅瀬で息子と桜貝もいくつかみつけた。
あの透き通るピンクが可愛い。
持って変える容器を持っていなかったから
多分割れちゃうと海に返して来た。

私が波乗りをしてる間に
息子と旦那がもらった、と
小さな蟹を見せてくれた。
こちらも生きてる貝と一緒に海に戻した。

海はすっかり秋。
昼間の少しの間は灼熱でも、

すぐに日が傾き始め、
それと同時に風も冷たくなる。

帰る頃には日はすっかり富士の山に隠れ出し、
ぐっと涼しくなった。

帰りにお山の実家に寄って、じいじ、ばあばと夕飯。
鈴虫の声を聞いて東京に戻った。

ああ、最高な休日だ。

A small sea sits on top of our kitchen counter.
Isn't it pretty?

We found some very pretty sea shells which are lucent pink, but
I know they are very fragile,
and since we did not have any container to put them,
we let them back to the sea,
along with live seashells and a small crab Koki was gifted from
a family playing nearby.

Though the temperature gets as high as 31 or 32 in a middle of
a day, few hours after the wind becomes chilly
down by the sea.

This is September, beginning of autumn.

By the time we left the beach,
sun was setting down on Mt. Fuji and it was emitting a beautiful
luminance around, just a breath taking scene.

We stopped by at our parents house in a small valley and had
dinner together.
My parents' faces were glooming with happiness to see their
grandchild, made me happy too.

Hearing cricket's chorus, we came home into Tokyo.

Such a wonderful weekend, indeed.

Mt. Fuji and sunset