従来、田園では秋になると、イネを刈り取ったあと、束ねて、木材や竹で作った稲木（いなぎ、いなき、いのき）［稲掛け（いねかけ、いなかけ）、稲機（いなばた）、稲架（はさ、はざ、はせ、はぜ、はで）などとも呼ばれる］に掛けて天日で乾燥させる光景が見られたものである。しかし、最近は農作業の機械化が進んで、このような風物があまり見られなくなった。写真はわが家の近くの小さな田で見た、稲木で稲を干してある様子（2010年10月13日撮影）。
After reaping, farmers used to hang rice plants on inagi (also called inekake, inabata or hasa), made of woods or bamboos, for drying them in the sun. Because of progress in the mechanization of farming, we rarely see the scenery of rice plants hung on inagi these days. However, I found one in a small rice field near here and took a picture (October 13, 2010).
From tweets of yesterday (edited by rephrasing, adding words, etc.)
About Physics
"Why has Physics Today's news coverage of string theory been so sparse?" Dayside, physicstoday.org (September 2, 2010). —Two reasons are given as follows: (1) Speculative theories whose prospects for vindication are remote don't quite deliver. (2) In fields where significant individual advances are hard to spot, the expert-written feature article is often the better editorial option.
About Astrophysics
"Astronomy: Galaxy sets distance mark," Nature Vol. 467, p. 924 (October 21, 2010). C"A galaxy has smashed the record for the most distant object ever observed."
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