I’ve lived down the street from this Zen temple for more than 10 years. They had a very old well pump here. Not sure how old exactly, but it looked like it was possibly antique. At first, I was disappointed to see it had been replaced, but the new one looks very nice. I don’t know why it’s called Dragon, even after checking the manufacturer’s site. But I did find out that the reason the handle looks so short is that it’s removable. I guess they don’t want anybody messing with it.
10年以上この禅寺の近くに住んでいる。ここにめっちゃ古い井戸ポンプがあった。おそらくアンティークと呼べるくらい古かった。取り替えられたこの井戸ポンプを初めて見た時、ちょっと残念な気持ちになったけど、新しいやつはやっぱりきれいやな。でもなんで「DRAGON」という商品名になっているやろう？製造会社のホームページで調べたけど、説明を見つけれへんかった。ところで、ハンドルは取付式や。だから短く見える。
©︎Alexander Farrell