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速い!!!
レジデンス5ヶ月と12日目
今週さぼり気味だったのできょうは長め。
ライクスには鶏が6羽放し飼いになっています。
昨日それにぴよこが生まれているのを見つけました。大きさからいって1,2ヶ月前に生まれていたものと思います。
ちょこまか親鶏のあとを付いて歩く姿を、初めは目を細めて眺めていましたが、Dickがパン屑を投げてやるとそのとき少し遠くの木陰にいたピヨコが、想像を超える、まさに超スピードでパン屑めがけて走ってきました。
そのピヨコのスピードと足の動きがあまりにも速くて面白かったので、何か撃たれたように笑ってしまいました。
そして映画バタリアン(だったかな?)でゾンビが超速で走るシーンもかなりインパクトがあって笑えたのを思い出しました。
走るといえば、私も一人で旅行する時は時間ぎりぎりで行動することが多いので、そのたびに世界各地を必ず疾走してきました。アムスはもちろんパリではセーヌ川沿いに、シャルル・ド・ゴール空港を、ミュンヘンを、京都を、ロンドンを、こないだのベルリンでもミッテ地区を疾走してきました。
ヨーロッパの街並みを疾走する人間もあまり見られないものだと思います。
今朝は、週末になるとやってくるWenda(フラットメイト)のボーイフレンドが、キッチンの窓から外を眺めていた時、バスルームからWendaがシャワーを浴びる音が聞こえてきたとたん、ガールフレンドと一緒にシャワーを浴びたかったのか、超速で部屋を出ていきバスルームへと走っていきました。
何のためらいもなく、条件反射みたいに速かったこの動きもなんだか面白かったと同時に、なんだかグーだわ、とおもいました。
Super Quick!!!
I did not write much during the week... try to catch up a bit today.
There are six hens in Rijks. They are running around the lot freely.
Yesterday, I found that there are baby chicks around too – probably 1-2 months old.
I was watching them ‘bob and weave’ around the mother – how tiny and sweet they are! But when Dick threw some small pieces of bread for them, I saw one of them – the one playing a little away from the rest under the tree – rush to the bread in an incredible super speed.
Because it was such an incredible speed, and its movement was unexpectedly funny, I crackled with laughter.
I remember the scene in which zombie runs in super speed in the film Battalion (I think) also made me laugh.
But I cannot make fun of those who are running in a full speed. Especially when I am travelling, I often ended up having not enough time to get to the destination on time. I’ve found myself running (not because I wanted to) in many cities around the world: Not to mention Amsterdam, but also along the Seine, in Charles de Gaulle International Airport, in Munich, Kyoto, London and even a few weeks ago, in Berlin. I guess a person running in a full speed in a city of Europe is a kind of rare sight...
Another rushing episode this morning – Wenda’s boyfriend was looking out of the window, probably enjoying the view. But as soon as he heard the sound of the shower from the bathroom, he dashed to the bathroom in super speed – he probably just wanted to take a shower with her.
He just ran to it without hesitation – his action made me laugh – but also I thought it was kind of nice.