Nobuhiro Miura's Blog

I like a morning sunny weather with a cold air.

It was good weather last night. I took the photo below at 11:35pm at my balcony (Kusatsu, Shiga).　I watched such a red moon for the first time. I was happy.

The hibiscus is in bloom. I grow it in the flower pot for ten years. It is the oldest plant in my balcony. I like the flower's color.

I resume this blog after a long interval.

It was rain at Minamihama beach in Nagahama on Sunday, August 21st 2011. But it is a good day to swim because the waves were low. I participated in the 3km swimming race and completed the course. My record was 1 hour 22 minuets 58 seconds. Although this is not a considerable result, I enjoyed the swimming of the open area in Lake Biwa.

When I watched a singing bulbul, a small orange bird was appeared. It is a redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) of a migratory bird.

It was very fine today. I like the clear sky.

I entered and completed full marathon in the 16th Kishu-kuchikumano marathon on February 6. My record was 4 hours 31 minuets 26 seconds. This is almost 30 minuets shorter than previous one.

The place was Kamitonda-cho, Wakayama Prefecture. It was a sunny and warm day. I enjoyed running and saw ume blossoms in orchards along the course. Of course, it was very tired after marathon. I took a bath in Shirahama, which is a famous hot spring resort close to Kamitonda. It relaxed me.

When I get up, I expose myself to the cold wind in my balcony every morning. It was a sunny weather today. I watched the Hira mountain range clearly. I like the outline with snow.

I sometimes see wagtails in my balcony this winter. They move quickly. I took the picture when it came near to me.

They were today's guests. I prepared sections of a mandarin orange on the plate.