December 2nd – December 6th is Winter – SHOSETSU (Lesser snow)-60th KOU “TACHIBANA citrus fruits start to turn yellow”
TACHIBANA, a citrus fruit native to Japan, grow in warm regions, so they are not seen in Shinshu region, where winter is harsh.
Today’s morning walk was to look for yellow fruits to replace them. A little bit long journey!
I was surprised to see UNSHU-MIKNAN (mandarin orange) in someone’s garden! It is also a plant that grows in warm regions. At another house, a potted KINKAN (kumquat) seedling is still outside, but a potted lemon tree has already been brought inside the house.
The most common fruit you can see around here is KAKI (persimmon). There are lots of orange KAKI here and there, might have been forgotten to be harvested. KARINE fruits shone golden in the morning sun. It must be hard to hold so many big ones on one branch.
Looking at these ripe fruits being ready to fall at any moment made me feel excited for some reason. I returned home feeling happy.
