日の入り
二月三日は月暦正月朔。
一年の初めに紅く丸く、海に入る日の入り。
利尻山頂が紅く映えていた。
明日は立春。春の気立つ日。
今年は暖かく晴ｎ日が続くのだろうか。
“The sun is entering the ocean.”
“The red and round sun goes in to the ocean for the last time this year” … Rishiri mountain in the alpenglow of sunset on the last day of the year [according to the old-style, Japanese lunar calendar.] Tomorrow, February 3rd, is “risshun” [considered the first day of spring in Japan]. The “sense” of spring begins. I wonder if we will be blessed with warm, sunny days? ~Eiji Nishiya
Today is also the eve of Ranald MacDonald’s (187th) birthday.
