December 7th – December 10th is Winter – TAISETSU (Greater snow)-61th KOU “Cold sets in, winter begins”
It is December and now TAISETSU, which is the season of cloudy skies and snow falling.
This morning, the sleet from yesterday turned into snow. It is the first snowfall around here (southern Nagano city).
HOTOKENOZA (henbit) is blooming. It is a plant that sprouts in the fall, survives winter, and blooms in spring. They usually start blooming around the end of March in this area.
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that the average temperature this fall was 1.97 ℃ higher than normal. Then it can’t be helped if they bloom at the wrong season.
The snow stopped before noon. The sky is still remaining overcast, though.
