Beauty in Withering
Who enjoys the garden in autumn, nearly winter, after finishing almost all vegetables and flowers? I do! In fact, I especially enjoy my garden after harvesting all of my vegetables in late autumn or early autumn before the blooming season.
I’m not sure I can fully explain why, but sometimes, I see beauty just before or after the peak moment. Of course, the lush, abundant atmosphere is also beautiful.
In Japan, there's a concept in Japanese aesthetics called Wabi-sabi (侘び寂び). Wabi-sabi is a worldview centred on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. Finding beauty in imperfection! That is exactly what I see in my garden in late autumn.
I don’t often decorate my rooms with dried flowers because I prefer not to bring dried plants inside the house, nor living flowers for that matter. I want to see them outside, in nature.
These are my lupine flowers with their seeds. They are one of my favourite mountain flowers. I picked some seeds along the road and planted them in my backyard. They spread nicely and are doing well there. The flowers come in white, purple, and pink, though most of them are purple in my yard.
Their flowers are so charming, but I also love these dried lupines. They still look very beautiful. I don’t want to pick them because it’s a perfect time for them to spread their seeds naturally.
These are hosta flowers. I love the sound they make when the wind blows. They sway in the wind, brushing against each other as if dancing and singing.
Here are some black-eyed Susans. Although there are still a few yellow flowers left in my garden, most are done blooming. However, the black centers on the stems remain vibrant.
I believe this is Queen Anne’s lace. I love the shape of its dried flower. I doubt I could recreate this shape naturally even if I tried natural artwork, which is always the best.
These are dried blackberry leaves and daisy fleabane. They still retain some colour.
When I visit the empty field near my house with my dog, I see a bunch of dried flowers there. They look like dried flower bouquets, creating beautiful decorations.
When we step into the field, the wind blows, and they dance and make beautiful music for us. I wish we had fields like this everywhere. Flower shops are pretty, but I prefer a big field full of natural flowers.
Once the snow season starts, snow will cover these dried flowers, creating another amazing view. I love to enjoy each season in my garden.
Japanese 日本語
枯れていく美しさ
庭の野菜が終わり、ほとんどの花もシーズンが終了しました。晩秋を迎え、そろそろ冬が始まりそうなの庭の雰囲気を楽しんでいる方はいますか？私は楽しんでいます！事実、私は収穫を終えた後の庭や野菜が始まる前の春の庭を楽しむことが多いです。
うまく説明できるかどうかはわかりませんが、ピーク前後の美しさが好きです。もちろん、豊富に咲き乱れる植物の眺めも美しいと思います。
日本では、侘び寂びに美しさを見出しますよね。不完全なものや儚なさ、無常なことに美しさを感じるのが美意識であるという。不完全なものに見出す美しさ！まさに晩秋の庭で見つける美しさに似ていると思います。
私はドライフラワーを家の中に飾ることは滅多にありません。家の中に切り花を飾るよりも庭で眺めたい派です。
これはルピンの花と種です。ルピンは山に咲く花の中で好きな花のひとつです。道路で拾った種を裏庭に植えてから、少しずつ広がっていきました。ルピンの花は白、紫、ピンクなどがありますが、うちの裏庭に咲いている花は紫が多いです。
とてもかわいらしい花ですが、花が枯れた後も変わらずきれいです。種が自然に落ちていくのを妨げたくないので、枯れた後も抜いてしまいたくはないです。
これはキボウシの花です。風が吹いてきた時の音が好きです。風に揺れると、踊って歌っているように見えます。
これはルドベキア・ヒルタです。まだ庭には黄色の花が少し残っていますが、ほとんどの花は終わりました。花が枯れても、茎にくっついている中心の黒い部分がしっかりと残っていて美しいです。
これはノラニンジンです。この枯れた花の形は圧巻です。この形を自分で作ろうと思っても作れるものではありません。自然にできたものがいつでも一番です。
これは枯れたブラックベリーの葉っぱとヒメジョオンの花ですが、まだうっすらと色合いが残っています。
犬の散歩で近所の野原を訪れるのですが、そこにドライフラワーが野原いっぱいに広がっています。ドライフラワーのブーケがそこら中にあって、美しいデコレーションのようです。
野原に足を踏み入れると、風が吹いてきてドライフラワーが揺れて美しい音をならしています。こういった野原がいろいろなところにあればいいのにと思います。花屋さんも素敵ですが、やはり自然に咲いている花がいいなと思います。
雪の季節が始まると、ドライフラワーの上に雪が降り積もってさらに美しくなります。四季の庭の景色を楽しむのが好きです。
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Thank you!
Nature always amazed us even before the plants going to die.
Let the seeds spread naturally is beautiful thought!
Thank you! Yes, I totally agree with you. Nature is always beautiful, even when it seems to be sleeping.
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