[Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture] Things I noticed while mowing the grass. Bird Bell's summer begins. | BB Diary No. 330

Is the rainy season over yet?

The number of days I spend looking up at the sky like that has been increasing.

I feel like I've been using the word "tsuyu" a lot lately.

Is it the "tsuyu" of the rainy season, or the "tsuyu" (dipping sauce) for handmade soba noodles...? (Haha)

Hello everyone, it's Yoshi.

I had some work to do outside this week, but there was one big job I absolutely had to get done.

It's mowing the grass.

Last week, the rain kept coming, so I couldn't get the work done as I had hoped.

The grass had managed to hold on, but it was finally reaching its limit.

It seems that summer has truly arrived at Bird Bell.

This year, I decided not to push myself and instead of finishing it in one day, I split the work over two or three days.

This turned out to be a great decision.

The first day, I started from the south side.

As I mowed the grass with the engine roaring, something strange happened.

"This spot is always used by so-and-so."

"We were sitting around a bonfire here the other day."

For each site, the image of the campers who visited naturally came to mind.

On the second day, I moved to the back on the north side.

When I reached a certain spot, I remembered Mr. H, whom I haven't seen in a while.

"I wonder how he's doing."

I wonder if they are busy with work.

I hope they haven't fallen ill.

I was thinking about things like that while mowing the grass.

As I moved a little further ahead, the faces of other campers came to mind.

I felt once again that memories have piled up on each of the Bird Bell sites.

And then, the third day.

Around the Grilled Rice Ball site, the Mago-Ben site, and the Chill site.

This is the final touch.

By the time I finished mowing, my body was exhausted.

With the heat and fatigue, staying hydrated is essential.

Even so, this year's mowing was a little different from previous years.

Even though the work was hard, I felt fulfilled somehow.

That is because the number of campers who remember this place and return again and again has increased.

Every time I look at a site, someone's face comes to mind.

I was very happy and felt blessed that it has become such a place.

Bird Bell is not a campsite with luxurious facilities.

But memories with someone are piling up on each and every site.

I would like to continue to nurture such a place little by little in the future.

I have finished mowing the grass beautifully.

I would be happy if you could continue to enjoy sitting around a bonfire and spending quiet time here from tomorrow onwards.

Thank you very much for reading until the very end today.

See you in the next BB Diary.

Take care! See you.

P.S.
I started stand.fm