右脇腹の打撲は日に日に回復しているも左股関節の調子とこのところの遊び疲れで体力に不安を感じながら、天気予報を睨んで今日しかないと、半年以上もご無沙汰の実家の墓掃除とお参りを決行しました。
裏の赤坂山に地区の墓所があるのですが、みなさん車で何なく上られるところを電動のギアを１にしても上まで行くにはそれなりの決意が要ります。草ぼうぼうを覚悟していましたが、幸い連日の雨のせいか十薬などの雑草は腐って掃除は思ったより楽でした。それでも２時間はかかって何とかご先祖もお許しくださるかと思うところで、家で組んでいったお花と蝋燭、線香でお参りできました。いつもは風ですぐに消えてしまうろうそくの火も今日は風もなくずっと点いたままでありがたかったです。腰を下ろすと、胡宮神社の御神体の清龍山がすぐ近くに見えました。
久しぶりにタラタラの汗に自分でもびっくりしましたが、ずっと気になっていたことだったので、終わってほっとしています。
My right side bruise has been recovering day by day, but I am still not in perfect condition because of the problem with my left joint, and fatigue after a long one day trip to Yamanashi. Looking at the weekly weather forecast, I decided to visit a grave today which I haven't done since last fall.
The location of the grave is on the hill of the back mountain. Most of the people use their car to go to the grave without any problem but I needed to go up the slope by bicycle and it is still hard even if I change the gear to low level. At the grave, I was lucky because the weeds were not as heavy as I expected. It was because we had a lot of rain in the past several days and it made the grass rot. Even though it took two hours to clean the area. I was relieved when I prayed for ancestors by offering flowers, lights and incense. Seiryu Mountain was behind me.
While I was cleaning my family grave, I was surprised by my sweat but now I am feeling well because I could finish my work which had been on my mind since last year.
