noasobi essey scene03“Wild Flowers”

A 73-year old man in our neighborhood who lives alone fell in love.
　
Strolling through a nearby mountain,
he saw a woman who was taking pictures of flowers.
He asked her if she had taken any good shots. This was how they met.
Every time she told him the name of a flower,
he pretended with all his might that he knew what it was already.
　
The man went walking in the mountains every day in hopes of meeting her again.
He bought a flower encyclopedia to know the names of flowers.
　
And at the time the seasons changed, he finally met her again.
　
I urged him to go ahead and tell me the rest of the story.
He stroked his freshly shaven chin and held out a sake cup,
urging me to have a drink.

Published "Snow Peak Outdoor Lifestyle Catalog" in 2008.
This series reprints the articles published in the Snow Peak Outdoor Lifestyle Catalog since 2004.