金剛山で遊ブログ

金剛山のてっぺん近くのちはや園地です。
昨日は雨模様でした。

ちはや星と自然のミュージアムの裏にはたくさんホタルブクロが咲いています。

昨日みたいに雨が降ると…あら不思議。花びらが透明になるんですよ♪


雨が上がって陽が差すとまた元通りに白い花に。

昔、子どもがこの花の中に蛍を入れて遊んだことから名がついたホタルブクロ。
下を向いて咲くからか、「感謝の気持ち」という花言葉もついています。
今年はどうやら当たり年のようで、たくさん咲いています♪

続いては、雨がよく似合うこちら。







今年は梅雨が早く明けてしまったから、なかなかクローズアップできませんでしたが、
元気に咲いているガクアジサイです。

さて！今日は７月７日。
二十四節気の一つ「小暑」、いよいよ暑さが本格的になるという日です。
ちはや園地にも、いよいよ夏がやってきます！

今年は、久しぶりに「金剛山 夏まつり」が開催されます♪


地元の演奏家による野外コンサートや、千早赤阪村の名産品が集まるブース、
パークレンジャーまつりではクラフト体験も。
また、天体写真展や太陽観察会など、ちはや園地の施設も張り切っています！　
さらにさらに…
南河内地域産木材で作られた木製小物の展示販売や
ダイヤモンドトレールの紹介展示コーナーなど楽しい催しが盛りだくさんです。

きっと楽しい夏の思い出のひとコマとなること間違いなしの夏祭り。
爽やかな風のふく金剛山でアウトドアを満喫しましょう！！

会場となるちはや園地・ピクニック広場へのアクセスですが、
ロープウェイ運休のため、登山(徒歩で約1時間)でお越しいただく必要があります。
「えーーー、登山？！しんどいわー」なんて言わず…
ぜひこの機会に金剛山に登ってみてくださいね。
お山のてっぺんの解放感は、なんとも言えず爽快です！！





It's Shosho (small heat) today, a start of mid-summer!! We'll have a summer festival at the end of this month!

We are here in Chihaya Garden near the top of Mt. Kongo.
It was raining yesterday.

Many campanula (hotaru-bukuro) are in bloom behind the Chihaya Museum of Stars and Nature.
When it rains like yesterday ... it's strange. The petals become transparent ♪ When the rain stops and the sun shines, the flowers return to white again.

The name hotaru-bukuro was after the fact that children played with putting a firefly in this flower. The language of this flower is "gratitude", perhaps because it blooms facing down,
This year seems to be a hit year, and many are in bloom ♪


Next, the flowers that look good in the rain:
I missed to post the article during the best blooming season, because this rainy season ended so earlier than an ordinal year, so I have posted their beautiful pictures here.
It is a hydrangea that is in full bloom.

Today is July 7th.
One of the twenty-four solar terms, "small heat," is the day when the heat is finally in full swing.
Summer is finally coming to Chihaya-enchi Park!

This year, the "Mt. Kongo Summer Festival" will be held for the first time in a long time ♪

We will have an outdoor concert by a local musician and a booth where Chihaya-akasaka village's specialties are gathered.
You can experience crafting at the Park Ranger Festival.

In addition, in the musium, you can see many astrophotographexhibitions and attend sun observation meetings. It will be really fun.
Even more ...
There are lots of fun events: show and sale of small items made from wood from the Minamikawachi area, and the introduction corner of the Diamond Trail.

A summer festival that will surely be a fun memory of summer.
Let's enjoy the outdoors in the refreshing breeze of Mt. Kongo! !!

Access to the venue, Chihaya Park / Picnic Square,
Due to the suspension of the ropeway, you will need to climb up the mountain (about 1 hour on foot).
Don't say "I don't like climbing."!
Please take this opportunity to climb Mt. Kongo.
The feeling of liberation at the top of the mountain is exhilarating! Please come over!!