花虻(ハナアブ)の 花粉団子を 腰に下げ なお飛び回る 蜜の甘さや

令和六年五月二十四日

昨日は都内終日曇りなれど雨は降らず
寒からず暑からず昼どきの公園には人出多し
片隅の未央柳(ビヨウヤナギ)は黄色き花を咲かす
腰に花粉団子を付けた花虻は蜜を求めてなほ飛び回りたり

It was cloudy all day in Tokyo yesterday, and there was no rain.
It was neither hot nor cold, and there were many people in a park at noon.
A yellow flower of "Biyouyanagi" (hypericum monogynum) was blooming in a corner of the park.
A hoverfly with a pollen ball attached to her hip was flying around in search of nectar.