Gradually turning golden. The season when the rice ears change color

As we enter the second half of August, the scenery in the rice paddies has gradually begun to change.
There’s been a significant change in just one week since the last photo.
The rice plants, which were still lush and green just the other day, now have their ears drooping, and they’re slowly starting to turn yellow. When I walked through the paddies this

morning, I noticed that the morning dew still clung to the rice ears.
As the morning light streams in, each grain sparkles beautifully.

Some rice ears are still green, while others are turning golden.
Even though I look at these rice fields every day, I can really see the colors changing day by day at this time of year.

From the early summer rice fields echoing with the calls of frogs, they are gradually transforming into autumn fields.

I hope they grow into delicious rice safely again this year.