多賀あさひや

１２月１９日（月曜日）２０２２

　上天気に誘われて朝の散歩に出ました。しばらく続いていた足腰の痛みは歩行に問題ないほど軽くなっていて心配してくれた友人たちには感謝の気持ちしかありません。

　多賀大社は新年の準備が着々と進められているようです。大きな柏の葉（？）が枯れたままどの葉も強い冬の風の中で枝にしがみついている姿は境内ということもあってか特別な驚きを感じました。
　
　森を出ると、思った通りこの寒さで遠く霊山の頂は雪をかぶり、その景色は清々しく美しく、いつまでも眺めていたい気分でした。帰り道、左前方に胡宮神社ご神体山の青龍山、右手はるか遠方は琵琶湖向こう側の比良山系が白く光っていました。
　
　この多賀町の風景を破壊する巨大な国道８号バイパスの話が持ち上がっています。あまりに無謀な計画に唖然とするばかりです。

    Since it was a beautiful day, I took a morning walk today. I had been suffering from an ache around my waist and left upper leg but it was not a big problem this morning. My friends who I met last weekend in Tokyo worried about my problem and took very warm care of me. Thanks to them all.

At Taga Taisha, it seems they are preparing for the special day which are New Years Eve and New Years celebration days. Dried big oak tree leaves were still stuck to the branches in the winter strong wind and it surprised me a lot.

After getting out from the shrine woods, I saw Ryoozen mountain which was covered with snow as I expected because of the cold weather. It was so fresh and beautiful and kept my eyes on it. On the way back home, Seiryu-zan, which is a sacred mountain of Konomiya Shrine, stood in front on my left, and Hira mountains which were beyond Biwa Lake, also shining in white on my right far away.

Right now, a big project of building a bypass of route 8 which completely destroys this beautiful country view of Taga town is rising up. I am stunned by this reckless plan.