午前９時半の予約のために市立病院まで愛のりタクシーを予約しようかどうしようか迷った末、帰りの買い出しを考えて自転車で出かけました。片道５０分ぐらい。年齢を考えるとちょっと遠いかなと思いながらも無事到着。病院の中は相変わらず高齢者でいっぱいでしたが患者数の割には待ち時間も苦にならずスムーズに診療を終えて、帰り道は４箇所で買い物をしてお昼過ぎに我が家に帰りつきました。
午後は役場と銀行で用事を済ませて今日の予定をこなせたことに一安心。役場の帰りに多賀大社へ寄って、今が満開のナンジャモンジャの花を眺めました。横に広がる新緑のもみじと線香花火の白色版とでも言えそうなナンジャモンジャの花が枝のそこかしこでパァーッと弾けて美しかったです。
このナンジャモンジャの木はまもなく御歳９０におなりになる多賀大社の名誉宮司のN様が多賀に赴任なさった時に頂かれた小さな苗が大きくなったものだそうで、先日ご本人から伺いました。
I wondered how I should go to the hospital where I had an appointment at 9:30 a.m.by taxi or by bicycle. After all, I chose bicycling because I could drop by several grocery stores on the way back home. Almost an hour of riding to get to the hospital from my house was a little bit far for me concerning my age, but I could arrive at the hospital safely. Many elderly patients were in the hospital as I expected, but the waiting time did not bother me and I finished meeting with the doctor. I went back home early in the afternoon, visiting several stores.
I also visited the town hall and bank in the afternoon which made me satisfied to finish my schedule for the day. On the way back home from the town hall, I visited Taga Taisha to see the Snow-flower-Fringe tree. The white flowers were in full bloom. Fresh green maple leaves which spread horizontally were well matched with the white flowers and they were so beautiful.
Recently I heard the story about this Snow-flower-Fringe tree from Mr.N who is almost 90 years old and he is Emeritus priest of Taga Taisha now. It was planted when he came to the shrine as a chief priest.
