2011-07-07 20:44:25
What is changing and what does not change
テーマ:Work report
The tsunami brought with it salty mud causing the trees to turn brown or die out.
Looking around, everything looked the same brown color.
Everything was covered with mud and there were piles of debris everywhere.

A scene form our bike commute in April
A few months passed.
Probably what has changed the most is the color of the areas.
Grass, or weeds, have started to grow on the mud covered ground.
Now, there is green spread before our eyes. But this is not the green of the usual rice fields, but grassland that has gone to seed. What has not changed are the piles of debris.

A scene from the bike commute in July
Now we must first pick weeds before we begin our work of mud removal.
I hear that that television no longer cover areas damaged by the tsunami. Some people may be thinking that things are back to normal.
For sure, compared to the time right after the disaster, some things have changed, and some things have improved.
But, our volunteer activities to remove mud still continues.
There are still houses and land that are covered with mud. Lots of debris has been left untouched.
We still need the strength of volunteers. This has not changed.
Looking around, everything looked the same brown color.
Everything was covered with mud and there were piles of debris everywhere.

A scene form our bike commute in April
A few months passed.
Probably what has changed the most is the color of the areas.
Grass, or weeds, have started to grow on the mud covered ground.
Now, there is green spread before our eyes. But this is not the green of the usual rice fields, but grassland that has gone to seed. What has not changed are the piles of debris.

A scene from the bike commute in July
Now we must first pick weeds before we begin our work of mud removal.
I hear that that television no longer cover areas damaged by the tsunami. Some people may be thinking that things are back to normal.
For sure, compared to the time right after the disaster, some things have changed, and some things have improved.
But, our volunteer activities to remove mud still continues.
There are still houses and land that are covered with mud. Lots of debris has been left untouched.
We still need the strength of volunteers. This has not changed.











