When I went camping last week I saw this cicada (蝉) which had just come out of its shell. Nice colour, isn`t it? But after a few hours it turned brown...

神戸市灘区の王子動物園で『トワイライトＺＯＯ』（１７：００～１９：００）が８月１１日（金・祝）から１５日（火）まで開催される。期間中は閉園時間を延長し１９時まで開園（入園は１８:３０まで）。夕方涼しくなってから活動的になる動物たちを見ることができるほか、同イベント限定で食事タイムなどの各種催しも行われる。また期間中には、同園の人気動物をモチーフとしたうちわを作るワークショップも開かれ、出来上がったうちわを持って黄昏の動物園を探索するのもいいかもしれません。「動物うちわをつくろう！ー手作りうちわで夕涼みー」 開催日 ２０１７年８月１１日（金・祝）～１５日（火）　時間 （１）１５：３０～（２）１６...

2017/7/6　Thu.walkingしてたら…今にも田んぼに落ちそうに寝ている犬？！がいた！＼(◎o◎)／！

While I was taking my 3 kids for a bicycle ride, I noticed this mother duck taking her kids for a swim. How many ducklings? 9? Poor mum!Grammar:- 'take + 誰か/動物 + for (a) + swim/walk/ride/drive' = 誰か/動物を + 泳ぎ　散歩　自転車に乗る　ドライブ + (し)に連れて行く

My grape vine has lots of grapes, but I haven`t picked any yet because they`re still green, so they`re not ready to eat yet (they`re red grapes). I put a net over them to stop birds. I haven`t seen any birds trying to eat them yet, but I`m sure they`ll come and try soon. I think my chickens want to ...

梅雨入りしてから今日は一番の晴天。早朝は風が涼しく吹いていてけっこう快適って感じ・・・。日中の気温は29度予報。日差しがあれば街中は30度越えですね。暑い一日になりそうです。カナヘビくんが日光浴中。いい具合の葉っぱの上で極楽状態。曇りが続いた後の日差しは、やはりカナヘビくんにとっては、活動のための燃...

I made this chicken coop. I only have 3 hens, so it`s big enough, but I hope it is strong enough to keep out predators (捕食者) such as cats & weasels (鼬). Unfortunately I only had enough sheet metal to cover one side. The other sides are just wood. If I have enough time, I will try to strengthen the o...

I bought 3 hens. A hen is a female (雌) chicken. A male (雄) chicken is a rooster. Roosters are not good pets because they are noisy; hens aren`t. In a ...

On Sunday, Teragoya kids, teachers & staff went to Higashiyama Zoo. We go every year, but in previous years, I didn`t notice this killifish (メダカ) section. I`m interested in killifish, so I wanted to look. I asked the kids in my group, "Are you interested in looking at killifish?" They said yes, so w...

When I ride my bicycle to the east of my home, I look for the pheasant which lives around there. Recently I was lucky enough to see it. It tried to hide, but I got closer & managed to take this photo. Vocabulary:- 隠れん坊 = 'Hide & Seek' - Seek = Search for = Look for (探す)- In natural spoken English, w...