January 10th, 2025 – January 14th, 2025 is Winter – SHOKAN (Lesser cold)-68th KOU “Springs thaw.” This states that the tiny amount of water flowing from the frozen spring signals the very early arrival of spring.
Last week, the sun was out during the day and it was warm for several days. It seemed the “Springs thaw” season started a week early.
When the water moves, many things move. Of course, fish started to swim. My usual morning walk was bit long too, so that I could see the furry catkins of the pussy willow blooming.
However, contrary to 68th KOU “Springs thaw”, the cold weather is returning to its common at this time of year. There was a fine snow this morning. The smallness of the snowflakes tells us how cold it is. The high temperature today is expected to be 2℃.
In many ways, isn’t it natural to get cold at this time of year… right?
Cold and warm days alternate, and season is steadily approaching spring.