Fireflies in My Backyard
The full moon is coming soon. The moon behind the trees in my backyard was very beautiful last night. There are no lights in my backyard, and there are no streetlights next to my property on the main street either. That's why the nighttime becomes quite dark near my house. The moonlight and stars shine beautifully, just like in the photo.
In late spring and summertime, I see fireflies in our yard. There are many fireflies, so the dark yard becomes quite bright. The light of the fireflies is orangish. When there are clusters of fireflies, I see a bright, bulb-like light in my backyard and front yard. I never tire of watching and searching for fireflies in the dark yard. It's even more fun when the full moon is shining.
I took this photo from the small window in the bathroom. I can see the backyard very clearly. I love watching outside through this small window. There were many fireflies last night as well.
When I think about fireflies, I often remember the movie 'Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no Haka)' originally written by Akiyuki Nosaka, written, animated, and directed by Isao Takahata, and produced by Studio Ghibli. I love Mr. Takahata's movies a lot. His movies are very beautiful but melancholy. 'Grave of the Fireflies' is also a very good movie but sad. Fireflies are a symbol in the movie. I hope I can see fireflies in my backyard for a long time this year as well.
Japanese 日本語
裏庭の蛍
もうすぐ満月です。裏庭の木々の間から漏れてくる月の光がとてもきれいです。裏庭には電灯がなく、家の横の公道にも街灯がありません。ですから、夜間は家の周りはかなり暗くなります。写真のように月の光や星がとてもきれいに見えます。
この写真はお風呂場の小さな窓から撮りました。そこからは裏庭がばっちり見えるのです。その小さな窓から外の景色を眺めるのが好きです。昨夜もたくさんの蛍が見えました。
蛍といえば、野坂昭如氏原作、スタジオジブリ制作の高畑勲監督のアニメ「火垂るの墓」を思い出します。私は高畑勲氏の作品が大好きです。とても美しくメランコリーな作品が多く、中でも火垂るの墓はとてもいい映画ですが悲しい映画ですね。蛍が映画の象徴でもあります。今年もできるだけ長い期間、裏庭の蛍を眺めていたいです。
Thank you for reading!
お読みいただきありがとうございます。
