atelier again

June 6th

Water way to a mountain torrent in front of the farmhouse.

I found  a old stone monument in approach.

Amazing ! Wonderful ! I love it.

It was carved 庚申 and 文政 in big one.

Very hard to read it, because moss covered it.

文政 means age or period 1813 to 1830.

庚申講 is a all night party of a community, a few or several times in a year.

Unfortunately it was lost already. It was popular at Edo era.

Small shrine above. A tutelary deity.

Front yard.

Looking pretty good in picture, but still dusty.

Please don't take off your shoes.

Nobody can live in this ruin. Only insects or something.

I have to get rid of these unwelcome guests.

Rain leaking on upper floor. It's crumbling.

My teacher who owned this house told me that I have a old farmhouse.

She is just wanting some manager to keep this house.

When I came here first time in May, too much dusty, I didn't know what to do.

She also came here for the first time in 5 years. Then she has started to sweep floors.

So I helped her to cleaning the rooms if it's impossible to finish during that day.

But today, my impression was not so bad. Actually, cleaning is important.

 Cleaning was not completely, need to continue,

but I have changed my mind. I will keep this house.

I think I can visit once or twice a month.

I will Keiko Kenjutsu here and make Bokken for me and my budo friends.