投稿の詳細: ある遭遇　A close encounter.

今朝畑で巨峰を収穫していると
なにやら猫のような動物がいる。
良く見ると狸。此方に気づかないのか
なにやら探している様子。写真を撮ったり
葡萄をとったりしていると、此方に
気づいてじっと見ている。

脅かす必要もないが、しばらくすると
どこかに行ってしまった。何せ隣は
遊休荒廃農地だから隠れ家はいくらでも
あるだろう。落ちた葡萄でも探しに
きたのか。

今日はJA須高の葡萄祭り。
午前中は大変な人出があったようだ。
かなりお得なお値段で、人気の
ナガノパープルやシャインマスカットは
予定量を早々と終了して追加を持って
きたという。なるほど皆さん元気で
活気があり、明るい顔をしている。
いいことです。

I happened to notice a cat like animal
in one of my kyoho vineyards while I was
picking grapes this morning. A close look
showed me it was a wild raccoon dog. It may not
have noticed me yet and seem to look for something
on the ground. Finally it noticed me after I took
its picture and went back for picking grapes.
It went on staring at me for a wile.

I need not threaten it but it went away somewhere
after for a while. It should have its nest in the
neighboring abandaned farm land. I wonder if it
came out to look for a dropped bunch.

We had a Grape Festival today organized by loca
JA. They say there were so many people coming
this morning. The grapes were sold at very
reasonable prices and the popular Nagano Purple
and Shine Muskat were sold very quickly and
they should go get another batch of the grapes.
No wonder the venders looked very fine and happy
in the lively market atmosphere. Such a good
day to the grapes!