A countryside of Korea

            A countryside of Korea

          A few days ago, a fellow of mine suggested to
     pick mugwort near her house.
     She is now living in a countryside.
    The word of countryside sounds like she lives so far
     from my town, but not at all.
     We both lives in a suburban area. The difference 
     between two areas is just like this:
     the place where I'm living is almost composed of
     apartment complexes, and there aren't any big build-
     -ings but small houses and fields in her village.

          I'd never been to her house before, 
     and I wondered what does her village look like.
     So I accepted her suggestion willingly.

          It took me 10 minutes to go over there by car.
     As I drove off the main street and into the side street,
     a scene of a typical countryside was spreading out
     before me.

                                    empty rice field; seedlings will be planted
                                    in a couple of days

                                  mugworts ( a kind of herb ) among wild plants
                         People in Korea make rice cake, soup, or fermented juice
                         with it.

                                  we can see many soldiers nearby, because this
                                 area is in the north part of our country, facing the
                                 North Korea.

                                     acacia flower cluster

                             vegetable field of corn, green onion, garlic, potatoes,...

                                     wild rose

                                   tetterwort

                                 Finally, I got to the fellow's house after gathering
                                 mugwort together.

                               apricot tree boughs loaded with fruit in the front yard

                                   flower garden

                             She is picking lettuce for me in her vegetable garden.

                                    a forest beside her house