とても綺麗だったピオニーですが、昨日はもう終わりっぽい色加減、元気さ加減でした。もうだめになっていたものを取り除いて、もう１、２日だけでもと半分くらい残しているのですが、さっきその中の１つのお花を軽く触ったら、ぼさっと頭全部落ちてしまいました（涙）。ピオニーって花びらがはらはらと散るのではなく、ぼさっと勢いよく散りますよね。しかもお花が大きいので、そういう散り方をすると知っていてもびっくりします。

The beautiful peonies that we’ve been enjoying looked a little sad yesterday.  I took out the ones that had finished and left about a half in the vase hoping we can enjoy them just for one or two more days, but when I touched one of the flowers lightly a few hours ago, it’s head dropped off all in one.  Peonies don’t let their petals come off a few at a time in general, they tend to drop the whole heads off at once, which always surprise me even though I know it.

暖かいので本当に綺麗だったのは４日くらいだったかな。それでも、ギリギリ１週間近く楽しめました。

As it’s been very warm here, it was about 4 days after they arrived when they were really beautiful, but we were able to enjoy them for almost a week.