現地時間2024年6月17日（月）、正午ごろに起きた。語学学校の授業はない。私は夕方に家を出て、弓道の練習へ向かった。
道端に咲く白い花を近所で見つけた。セイヨウノコギリソウという名前の草だ。
この和名が示すように、葉っぱは鋸のような形をしていた。針葉樹の葉っぱのようでもあった。
この草のほかに、淡い赤色の花も近所で咲いている。確かではないが、セイヨウヤブイチゴではないかと思う。
On Monday, June 17th, 2024, I got up around noon and left my house in the evening to head to Japanese archery practice. My language school was off today.
While I was walking around the neighborhood, white flowers growing on a grassy verge caught my eye. This plant might be yarrow, also called Seiyo Nokogiriso in Japanese. “Seiyo” means western, “nokogiri” means saw, and “so” means grass in English.
As this Japanese name suggests, the shape of the leaf is similar to that of a saw. At the same time, it reminded me of the leaf of a conifer.
Other than yarrow, I noticed a pale red flower around the neighborhood. I wasn’t sure of its name, but guessed that it was a blackberry.