Flowers at My Balcony

Do you know the name of the flowers of the picture above?
Maybe, you can not tell the name of the plant, but you must have eaten their leaves.
The name of the plant is 'red leaf lettuce' in English or 'Sunny Lettuce' in Japanese.

We kept it at our balcony for food but it grew far faster than we ate them. Finally it beautifully bloomed.

H8 Microprocessor Is an Excellent Toy For Me

 Having built up H8 microprocessor board, I am enjoying making software in assemble language which runs on the chip.

I used to make software with H8 microprocessor as my work almost 25 years ago.

The term I can use the processor and laboratory's instruments is limited, so every minute is precious to me now. 

Miya Matsuri Summer Festival

 Miya Matsuri summer festival was held last weekend.

Baked apple candies and chocolate coated bananas are the two most kids' favorite sweets in a Japanese summer festival.

Many young girls in Yukata, or summer version of Kimono, were gathering around the Futarasan shrine Torii gate.

Several men were preparing Mikoshi shrine for the night time parade of climax of the festival.

Japanese shrines hold festivals to celebrates Shinto gods, and to pray for prosperity and good harvests.

I Go to Nearby Cafe

 My wife and I went to a nearby cafe called "Art Cafe" on a rainy day.

I thought that the cafe had many art collections and displayed them inside the shop.
But, actually, there were no paintings, no sculptures,  not a single art work at all.

We just enjoyed eating delicious oyster spaghetti, salad and hot coffee.