The cherry blossoms that once covered the trees in gorgeous spring air have, over the past few days, begun to transform into a vibrant carpet covering the ground. The cherry blossom season is coming to an end, and the sunlight seems to be getting stronger. Since her husband Haruo passed away recently from a heart…

It’s raining again today…Lately, it seems to rain almost every single day.I really don’t like the rain.For some reason, whenever it rains, I don’t feel well.My whole body aches… or maybe it just feels heavy…Above all else, when it rains, Kyohei won’t take me with him.So I stay home, waiting for his return under the…

Gardens have a mysterious charm. The open space they offer soothes the soul. Even in densely populated areas where you can hear the conversations of neighbors when you open your window, many people make clever use of the limited space and enjoy their own modest “gardens.” There is such a house here. Behind this two-story…

On a late autumn morning, the pale blue sky stretched endlessly above, and the temperature had been dropping day by day, a quiet reminder that winter was drawing near. Yet the crows seemed unconcerned. They fluttered busily across the sky, calling to one another—one voice answered by another, like a conversation only they understood. Scenes like this…