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わたしのまち、学校のある標茶町
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My high school town: Shibecha |
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標茶では季節の違いがはっきりしていて、その変化を見るのが楽しみです。春の柔らかい日ざしや黄緑色の葉が、夏にはギラギラの日ざしや濃い緑色の葉になり、秋には青く澄んだ空と赤や黄色の葉に変わり、そして冬には一面の銀世界になります。
【上段左】夏の釧路湿原。
【上段右】秋の釧路湿原。
【下段左】学校の近くを流れる釧路川の冬の景色です。川から煙のようなものが立ちのぼっていますが、これは「けあらし」と呼ばれる蒸気霧です。冬の晴れた寒い日によく見られます。温かい水面を冷たい乾いた空気が流れると発生します。
【下段右】冬の標茶高校の校舎です。冬は零下20℃まで気温が下がります。校内にある牧草地には国の特別天然記念物、タンチョウヅルがやってきます。
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The seasons are very clearly defined in Shibecha, and I love watching them change. Spring is a time of gentle sunshine and bright green foliage; in summer the sun is strong and the leaves turn dark green. In autumn, the leaves change to colorful tints of red and yellow under clear blue skies, and in winter, the whole world is silver, cloaked in snow and ice.
[Top left] The Kushiro Wetlands in summer.
[Top right] The Kushiro Wetlands in autumn.
[Bottom left] This is a winter landscape near the Kushiro River that flows near our school. The steamy mist that rises off the river, which we call "kearashi," can often be seen on clear but cold days. The mist rises when cold, dry air blows over the relatively warmer surface of the water.
[Bottom right] The main school building at Shibecha High School in winter. The temperature often falls as low as 20 degrees centigrade below zero. In this season, tancho-zuru (Japanese cranes), which are a protected species in Japan, often visit the pastures on the school grounds.
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