9月です。朝の散歩はいつも通りに5:30過ぎに家を出ますが、夏に比べて辺りが暗くなった。
September. Konatsu’s morning walk leaves the house after 5:30 a.m. as usual, but the area is darker than in summer.
気温は随分下がり朝晩は涼しく感じられるから散歩にはちょうどいいね。
Temperatures have dropped a lot and the mornings and evenings feel cooler, so it’s perfect for a walk.
今日は土曜日ですが、湘南海岸は真夏の朝のような混雑は見られなくなったかな。
Today is Saturday, but I guess Shonan Beach is no longer as crowded as it was on a midsummer morning.
広場に到着。
Arrived at the park.
昨日の雨であちこちに水溜まりが出来ている。昨日の午前中は湘南方面は凄い雷雨だったらしいのですが、仕事場にいた私にママからラインが入り、「カミナリの音が怖いこなつは家の中を逃げ回り、座布団の上でビビリションして4枚も濡らしてしまった！」という事だった。子犬の頃は雷も花火の音も平気だったのにいつの頃からか苦手になってしまった。
Yesterday’s rain created puddles of water here and there. I heard that there was a great thunderstorm in the Shonan area yesterday morning, and my wife e-mailed me at work and said, “Konatsu, who is afraid of the sound of thunder, ran around the house, and had an accident on the cushions, and got four cushions wet!” That’s what happened. When she was a puppy, she was fine with the sound of thunder and fireworks, but since she became an adult dog, she has become a terror.
アンズちゃんに会った。
We met Anne.
そこへハウル君も登場。昨日のカミナリの話を訊くと、アンちゃんは全然平気だけどハウル君は苦手なんだって。ワンコによっていろいろだね。
Then Howl appeared on the scene. When I asked his owner about yesterday’s thunderstorm, he told me that Howl was not good at it either. Anne’s owner told me that Anne was totally fine with it. It depends on the dog.
普段こなつは自分からはワンコの集団の中に入って行こうとしないけど、今朝はみんなが集まってきてくれたからこんな写真が撮れた。それでもこなつは遠巻きに見ていて積極的に遊ぼうとはしない。
Konatsu usually doesn’t try to join a group of dogs on her own, but this morning everyone gathered around so I was able to take this picture. Even so, Konatsu was watching from afar and not actively trying to play with them.
モアナちゃんは水遊び中！
Moana is playing in the water!
このあとお決まりのコースを1周歩いて散歩終了です。
After this, we walked a lap around our usual course to finish the walk.
足を拭いてるアンちゃんにサヨナラして、こなつも家に帰ります。
We said good-bye to Anne wiping her feet, and Konatsu went home.