When I went to Kiba, Tokyo for work, I saw plum blossoms blooming on the promenade.
They have just started to bloom and many are in bud.
Although the weather has been cold for a while now, the plum blossoms remind us that the season is steadily changing and spring is not far away.
The full-blown plum blossom season starts in mid-February, and the plum blossom banquet held by Otomo Tabito, the source of "Reiwa," was also held in late February.
In the Kanto region, the snowfall season is from late January to February.
We may see snow-covered plum blossoms this year.
Yesterday's high temperature was an unseasonably warm 15 degrees Celsius, but today's was a cold 7 degrees Celsius, and the difference between the cold and warm days continues.
With snow predicted for this evening and tomorrow morning, it looks like spring is still a long way off.
Since I didn't send out New Year's cards last year due to the death of my wife's father, I sent out "Cold Season's Greetings" to those who received New Year's cards.
People are being asked to refrain from going out due to the corona disaster, and when it's cold, it's better to take a nap in a kotatsu (table with a heater) like the cat in this picture, but I'm working outside today and tomorrow.
Let's work against the cold.
