February 9th-February 13th, 2024 is Spring-RISSHUN (Beginning of spring)-2nd KOU “UGUISU (Bush warblers) start singing in the mountains.”
UGUISU is known as a bird that heralds the arrival of Spring, and has been loved as a bird that represents the beginning. It often appears in HAIKU and Japanese paintings.
I was able to walk on snow, that’s my usual walking area!
The surface of snow that melts during the day freeze and solidify by the cold of the night and early morning. Walking on snow is so much fun!
However, with this cold weather, it may be too early for UGUISU to chirp… …But
Surprisingly, I may have actually heard the chirping late last year. There were many warm days, and the weather felt like early March. So, perhaps the UGUISU felt the arrival of Spring and thought that “I should herald the arrival”. What a lovely immature chirping^^
By the way, the first time I heard it was March 12th last year and March 7th the year before last.