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31日から続いている雨のため紅葉狩りもままなりません。
また、黒石ではモミジの名所「南中野もみじ山」に熊が出没し、
通行規制のため神社本殿のところから上へ登ることが出来ません。
観楓台のモミジは見応えがあるのですが、今年は叶いません。
早く熊出没が落ち着いて自由に散策出来るようになればいいのですが。
という訳で今年のモミジは弘前城公園へ行ってきました。
あいにくの雨模様でパッとしませんでした。
また、ここ数年弘前のモミジも色上がりがよくない様です。
また、こんもりしている筈のモミジの葉は痩せこけた様に葉が少ない。
果たしてこれは夏に高温が続いたからなのでしょうか。
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The rain that has been continuing since the 31st has
 made it difficult to go leaf-peeping.
Also, in Kuroishi, bears have been spotted
 at Minaminakano Momijiyama, a famous spot
 for viewing maples,
and traffic restrictions mean we can't go up
 from the main shrine.
The maples at Kanpudai are worth seeing,
 but that won't happen this year.
I hope the bear sightings calm down soon
 so we can stroll around freely again.
So this year I went to Hirosaki Castle Park
 to see the maples.
Unfortunately, it was raining, so the views
 were a bit lackluster.
Also, it seems that the maples in Hirosaki
 have not been coming out as well as
 they should in recent years.
Also, the maple leaves, which should be lush,
 look sparse and thin.
Is this really because of the high temperatures
 we had during the summer?
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