I went to Mt. Myoken! |「海陽で行ってみた！」妙見山編
こんにちは、トニーだよ！久しぶりのブログ投稿だけど、春ということで、いいものを見つけたんだ：桜！
Hey there, it's Tony! It’s a been a while since our last post, but we’re back with something cool: cherry blossoms.
先週の午後、グローバル海陽チームメンバーのグウェナフェーイさんと一緒に、海陽町の桜の名所の妙見山に行ってきたよ。
One afternoon last week, Global Kaiyo team member Gwenafaye and I checked out Mt. Myoken, the prime spot to see cherry blossoms in Kaiyo.
PIAカイフ側から入って、山の入り口にある美しい桜の木が出迎えてくれたよ。そのうちの1本はまるで柳の木のように、長い枝が流れていたよ！
We entered from the PIA supermarket side and we were immediately greeted by a pair of beautiful cherry blossom trees at the entrance to the mountain. One of them has long flowing branches, almost like a willow tree!
近づいていくと、木の上でブンブンと鳴いている蜂の音が聞こえてきて、春って感じがしたよ。
As we got closer, you could really hear the buzzing of the bees up in the trees, which really made it feel like spring.
山の上からは、海と海南側がよく見えるよね。
From up the mountain, we could see the ocean and Kainan areas pretty well.
下りていく途中で、枝の間から線路を走っている赤いDMVを見つけたよ！かっこよかったなー。
On our way back down, we spotted the red DMV through the branches as it was running by. How cool!
夕方になってから妙見山に戻って、桜の季節ならではの山のぼんぼりを見てきたよ。
Lanterns light the way up the mountain in the evening during cherry blossom season, so I decided to come back later to see it all again.
点灯した６時の時点では、ぼんぼりは少し明るいぐらいだったけど、夕暮れごろには、空の色がピンクからだんだん濃い青に変わって、すべてのぼんぼりが明々としはじめたよ。
It was still a bit bright when the lights turned on at 6pm, but as dusk fell, everything really came alive, and the color of the sky transitioned from pink to a dark blue.
ぼんぼりが桜に暖かい光を放っていたよ！
The lanterns added a nice warm glow to the cherry blossoms, too!
このところ天気が不安定で、桜の写真を撮ったり、散歩をして花を楽しむのも難しかったな。最高のコンディションで楽しみたいからこそ、桜ってより魅力を感じるよね。
We’ve had some streaks of turbulent weather recently, which has made it hard to take nice photos of cherry blossoms - or even just to go outside to enjoy the blooms when it’s been nice! - but I guess that’s what makes us appreciate cherry blossoms so much more; we want to enjoy them in the best condition possible.