Oh, sorry! I wasn't offended, I was just absent-minded and didn't notice your comment. By the way, it might be confusing because Japanese names have the surname and given name in the opposite order, but it doesn't matter if you call me Shimizu or Akira. (Akira sounds more friendly.)
I'm going to subscribe to you, Per, Norway is one of my dream destinations, like Japan.
I saw your first 3 posts and they're great! Absolutely beautiful country.
It's an honor for me. I'm looking forward to seeing your photos of ordinary Norway.
See what you've started Shimizu?
I've learned I should address you as Akira-san rather than Shimizu. My apologies.
Oh, sorry! I wasn't offended, I was just absent-minded and didn't notice your comment. By the way, it might be confusing because Japanese names have the surname and given name in the opposite order, but it doesn't matter if you call me Shimizu or Akira. (Akira sounds more friendly.)
Last photo: a drunk farmer?
This may be the farmer's commitment to utilizing every inch of farmland.
Getting near to planting time again. Lots of tractors working in the fields near us... soon we will be an island in a lake of flooded fields
The rice planting season coincides with the freshest season in Japan. I can't wait.
Sunken Boat is a wonderfully serene photo
Even a sunken boat can take on natural beauty over time.
田植えは、中学生から、い手伝いました。懐かしいです。水が入り、田植えが終わるころ、若い苗の葉がゆれて、そよ風を知りました。オタマジャクシが生まれ救ってみたり、足が生えてきて、カエル🐸になるまで毎日みていたのを、思い出します。故郷は、宝です。誰も居ない母の家は、錆びれていきました。たまに帰りますが、寂しくて戻らない時代が恋しくてしかたないです。🙏🌈
私のふるさともすっかり味気なくなってしまいました。時とともに人々の暮らしも景色も変わってしまいますが、記憶の中の美しいふるさとは永遠の宝ですね。