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The attached picture was taken on 6th of April this year. It was the day of my daughter's elementary school entrance ceremony. The cherry blossom was in full bloom on perfect timing for her.
Four days later, it was like snowstorm of cherry blossom's petals. They kept falling, dancing in the air. It was sunny but a windy day. I could overhear that everyone visited to the park gasped "桜吹雪だね・・・ (It is cherry blossom petals' storm...)". On that day, I spent three and a half hours at park with my son. He didn't allow me to go home. He was so persistent.
I have been forced to spend my free time at a nearby park with my kids for last few days. The weather has been so beautiful. Days are becoming longer, and my kids love to spend more time in a park.
They want to play in a sand pit, and irresistibly take their shoes off. The sand is nicely warmed up by sunshine, so they need to be bare footed!
Today, about a half of cheery blossoms has perished, and I can see lots of green leaves through the scarce blossoms. The fallen petals on the ground have gradually changed its color from pale pink to brown.
By the time that cherry blossoms and tulips are over, we will see white, pink and red azalea blooms by roadside trees. I am afraid I won't have enough time to study for the Eiken exam in this beautiful season at home.
I can see that my kids enjoy nice and warm weather, being surrounded by the elaborate mixture of many flowers' scents. Every trees and flowers are shining and rejoicing even to my cynical eyes. Although I love to go home and spend a relaxed time over a cup of coffee, we can't miss it as it will pass quickly. So I let my kids play outside as long as possible.
Downside of it that, my eyes are weak to sunshine and I often have headache after spending too much time outside. I have already suntanned a bit. It's not good thing for a middle aged woman like me. It will cause stains on my face later.
Four days later, it was like snowstorm of cherry blossom's petals. They kept falling, dancing in the air. It was sunny but a windy day. I could overhear that everyone visited to the park gasped "桜吹雪だね・・・ (It is cherry blossom petals' storm...)". On that day, I spent three and a half hours at park with my son. He didn't allow me to go home. He was so persistent.
I have been forced to spend my free time at a nearby park with my kids for last few days. The weather has been so beautiful. Days are becoming longer, and my kids love to spend more time in a park.
They want to play in a sand pit, and irresistibly take their shoes off. The sand is nicely warmed up by sunshine, so they need to be bare footed!
Today, about a half of cheery blossoms has perished, and I can see lots of green leaves through the scarce blossoms. The fallen petals on the ground have gradually changed its color from pale pink to brown.
By the time that cherry blossoms and tulips are over, we will see white, pink and red azalea blooms by roadside trees. I am afraid I won't have enough time to study for the Eiken exam in this beautiful season at home.
I can see that my kids enjoy nice and warm weather, being surrounded by the elaborate mixture of many flowers' scents. Every trees and flowers are shining and rejoicing even to my cynical eyes. Although I love to go home and spend a relaxed time over a cup of coffee, we can't miss it as it will pass quickly. So I let my kids play outside as long as possible.
Downside of it that, my eyes are weak to sunshine and I often have headache after spending too much time outside. I have already suntanned a bit. It's not good thing for a middle aged woman like me. It will cause stains on my face later.
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The cherry blossoms were in full bloom, perfect timing for her ceremony.
For last few days I have been forced to spend my free time at a nearby park with my kids.
The sand is warmed up nicely by sunshine, so they need to go barefoot!
Today, about a half of the cheery blossoms have perished, and I can see lots of green leaves through the scarce blossoms.
The fallen petals on the ground have gradually changed their color from pale pink to brown.
By the time that cherry blossoms and tulips are over, we will see white, pink and red azaleas by roadside trees.
I am afraid I won't have enough time at home to study for the Eiken exam in this beautiful season.
Every tree and flower is shining and rejoicing even to my cynical eyes.
The downside of it is that my eyes are weak to sunshine and I often have headache after spending too much time outside.
英語は上手ですね。「Eiken」は何ですか。英語試験ですか。私は日本語能力試験を受けています。今年３級を受けます。
ありがとう。
Cherry Blossoms in 2009
The attached picture was taken on April 6th of this year.
The cherry blossoms were in full bloom, which was perfect timing for her entrance ceremony.
Four days later, it was like a snowstorm of cherry blossom petals.
They kept falling; dancing in the air.
It was a sunny but windy day.
I overheard that everyone who visited the park gasped, "桜吹雪だね・・・ (It is a cherry blossom petals' storm...)".
On the same day, I spent three and a half hours at the park with my son.
He wouldn't let me go home.
I have been spending my free time at a nearby park with my kids for the past few days.
Days are becoming longer, and my kids love to spend their time in a park.
They enjoy playing in a sand pit, and irresistibly take their shoes off.
The sand is nicely warmed by sunshine, so they need to be barefoot!
Today, about half of the cherry blossoms have perished, and I can see many green leaves through the scarce blossoms.
The fallen petals on the ground have gradually changed color, from pale pink to brown.
By the time the cherry blossoms and tulips are gone, we will see white, pink and red azaleas blooming by roadside trees.
Every tree and flower is shining and rejoicing, even to my cynical eyes.
Although I would love to go home and spend time relaxing with a cup of coffee, we can't miss this, as it will pass quickly.
Downside of it is that my eyes are weak to sunshine, and I often have a headache after spending too much time outside.
I have already tanned a bit. (If you say "suntanned", it implies that it was intentional. We generally say, "tanned".)
It's not a good thing for a middle-aged woman like me.
It will cause stains on my face when I am older.
Erika-san,
おつかれさまです。
I think it's good if parents can be with their kids. You're not as cynical as you think you are. It's OK if you don't need help practicing for your test in May. I am not sure what I will be doing in May at this point... I don't really expect anything, though. It's easier for me to accept changes in my life if I'm not expecting things.
I hope you keep practicing English. Good luck!
And, it already caused lots of stains on my face!
Hi Erika! Sunblock is very important! Even on a cloudy day, you're supposed to use sunblock. Japanese women seem to be really conscious about their skins though, so probably you're already using sunblock? Good luck on your test! I hope that you'll have enough time to practice. When is your test?
>FGPさん
添削、ありがとうございます。Eikenは実用英語技能検定のことです。私は1級を目指しています。もう2度落ちて、今回3度目の挑戦です。FGPさんも、日本語能力試験、頑張ってくださいね！Thank you!
>Demosthさん
いつも丁寧な添削をしてくれてありがとう！”suntann”と”tann”の違い、とても面白かったです。I wish I had 48 hours a day...
>kinaso
色の白さで七難隠してきたのに・・・。コンシーラーでも消えないような黒いしみがちらほらできてます。恐怖！
>bonさん
日焼けしないために、帽子手袋日傘サングラスに靴下まで履く人っていますよ。私は暑がりの面倒くさがりなので、思い出したタイミングで子どもの日焼け止め乳液を塗るぐらいです。もっと根性入れてsunblockしなくては・・・。Thank you for reminding me.
テストは6月14日です。「まだまだ」と思って油断していると、すぐテスト当日になるんですよね～。