March 15th, 2025-March 19th is Spring-Lase stage of KEICHITSU (Insects awaken)-9th KOU “Caterpillars become butterflies.” The 9th KOU represents the arrival of real spring. It gets warm enough for caterpillars to turn into butterflies.
I haven’t seen any butterflies this year yet, so I went to the same rape flower field where cabbage white butterflies were found last year. But unhappily they were not there, even the flowers haven’t even bloomed.
I also went to the same SATOYAMA (a woodland near a village) where I first found butterflies last year. They were HIODOSHI-CHOU (Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell) and it’s on March 15 last year. I could not find them here too. Actually, as the butterflies have overwintered as an adult and come out again when it gets warmer, they are not a kind of butterflies thar turn from insects into butterflies in spring such as the 8th KOU tells. Anyway, since they are often found on dead leaves or rocks, basking in the warm spring sunshine of this season, so I think it’s fair to say they are representative of spring butterflies.
By the way, I found eggs of the NIHON-AKAGAERU (Japanese brown frogs) today✌️ Actually, it is two weeks later than last year.
This year, natural activity as a whole seems to be delayed. Every plant and living creature are mutually connected, aren’t they?
