Oceanshaft

Some of the ume trees in school have started blooming. For the record, the same trees bloomed last year at the end of February / beginning of March. That's a whole month early this year. It's really a strange winter this year. Japan is having record lows for the amount of snow falling, and not just in one area. Too bad for Fadil, who wants to see snow.

On the bright side, it was pleasantly warm yesterday so I took a drive to nearby Ushikubi (牛頸) dam. That's the place in the photo. The weather didn't feel like winter at all. Wonder if it will turn cold in February or just stay this way till March. Maybe the sakura will bloom early too.