いすみ鉄道の国吉駅周辺をジョグで探索した。
駅前の県道を折れてすぐのところに国吉神社がある。以前から気にはなっていたが、いつもクルマで通り過ぎてしまっていた。初めて入ってみると、田園に囲まれた境内は広々としていて居心地がよい。綺麗に整えられた植え込みの奥から鶯の地鳴きが聞こえてきた。
神社を離れ、夷隅川を渡って、畑と里山の風景のなかをゆっくりと走った。少々風は強かったが、日差しは暖かく、軽い運動には理想的な天気だった。身体がじんわりと温まり、少しずつほぐれていく。
リコーのGRを手に持って走っていたのだが、見つける被写体といえば、土手の菜の花を食い荒らすてんとう虫といったところ。このカメラはマクロに強いから、こうした被写体を探したくなる。
写真を撮るたびに立ち止まりながら、7.5kmを走った。
I went for a jog to explore the area around Kuniyoshi Station on the Isumi Railway.
Just off the main road in front of the station sits Kuniyoshi Shrine. I had often passed it by in the car, always meaning to stop but never quite doing so. This was my first time stepping inside. Surrounded by rice fields, the shrine grounds were wide and inviting. From beyond the neatly trimmed shrubs, I heard the low call of a bush warbler.
Leaving the shrine, I crossed the Isumi River and ran slowly through a landscape of farmland and low wooded hills. The wind was a bit strong, but the sunlight was warm—perfect weather for light exercise. My body gradually loosened and began to warm from within.
I was carrying my Ricoh GR in hand as I ran, and the one thing I especially felt like photographing was the ladybugs feasting on rapeseed blossoms along the embankment. This camera excels at macro photography, and it naturally draws my eye to small details.
I stopped often to take photos, and by the end, I had covered 7.5 kilometers.
Konome-ame 