秋日和満喫 Enjoying a beautiful autumn day

 

別の工房のメンバーによる日光彫作品展を鑑賞した後、余りの天気の良さに、BBQパーティの余韻が残ってる我が家の庭に、日光彫の仲間が集まり、昼食ピクニックを決行。一寸別世界の雰囲気にみんなホッとした一時でした。都会では味わえない田舎ならではの環境づくりに励んだ成果が出始めている。招かざる客である猿対策にはまだ手の施しようがないが、彼らの通勤路としだけなら寛大になるしかないだろう。これも東京では経験できないこととして。
After seeing the display of beautiful Nikko wood carving works exhibited by members of another group, my friends from Nikko wood carving gathered in our back yard which still trailed the other day's BBQ party. We had a picnic at lunch time. We were all relaxed in such a beautiful and quiet atmosphere in the country. After having a lot of works consuming 7 years, our yard has turned out to be beautiful and comfortable enough to share a good time with our friends. Some groups of wild monkeys sometimes show up with no invitation card, but we should be generous to let them pass throuh as a route to their working places. That's also what we
                                                      cannot experience in Tokyo.