A Bounty of Nature

I went on a business trip in Osaka this past weekend.

I had an awesome seminar with eight teachers mainly from the western part of Japan.

I got lots of positive feedback from the participants on questionnaires.

The only regret is that I developed a minor laryngitis during the two-day seminar,

and it got worse after I came home.

I gave myself a complete rest on Tuesday.

I skipped my running training entirely, of course,

as I couldn't shake off my nasty coughs,

and I was completely exhausted...

The following day I felt much better thanks to a good rest.

So to refresh myself I went to my favorite bush about 8 K from home.

I crawled through the bush for about 20 minutes and collected a bag full of Japanese ginger.

(See the picture below.)

I rinsed the dust off and put lots of it into the cold broth

when I had buck wheat noodles for late lunch.