11月に法事があり津山に帰った、序でに少し岡山に滞在して県北を中心に移住先を探して回る事にした。渓は一週間遅れで到着するので情報集めと移住候補の高倉のばあちゃん家の草刈りをする事に。

I went back to my hometown for my grandma’s memorial service. I thought it’d be a good chance to see around Okayama for searching our new place. Since Kei was joining me later my tasks were research and clear the garden of my another grandma’s place.

記憶では電柱から奥に畑があって庭があって家があったが…完全に藪の中…

岡山に帰って早々はパーマカルチャーセンター上籾(通称パミモミ)で開催された「耕さない田んぼの会」に参加した。カイルが去年の春からパミモミで自然に帰った棚田を再生させた話を聞いたけど、ここも負けずと野生化～

Well I remember there was a garden beyond that utility pole then the house…

I was at Pamimomi (Permaculture Center Kamimomi) on the weekend. Kyle told me how wild Pamimomi was when he found the place. Here was as wild as he told me.

Baroness, Hummer Knife

父親が持ってたバロネスの草刈機が大活躍、細い竹なら飲み込んじゃうパワー、道具って凄い！

But my dad had this powerful one, could digest middle-sized bamboos!

家も見えて来て今日の作業は終了とした。

Finally matched my memories back in 1980s.

庭にはでっかい柚子があり、敷地全体的に自然薯の蔓だらけ～掘るのは大変だけどBullocksみたいにドラム缶とがで育てられれば収穫も楽なはず！

Big yuzu-citrus tree was impressive, there were wild yam vine everywhere. Maybe I could grow them in drums like Bullocks does!