March 30th, 2025-April 3rd is Spring-Last stage of SHUNBUN (Spring equinox)-12th KOU “Distant thunder.” The rumbling coming from somewhere must be spring thunder. The 12th KOU represents the unsettled spring weather as the seasons change.
Although there was no “spring thunder”, the weather has been changing rapidly over the past week. The minimum temperature continued to be over 12°C, and the maximum temperatures on the 25th and 27th were 23.4°C and 28.9°C, respectively. However, on the mornings of the 29th and 30th, the weather suddenly changed with some sleet and snow falling.
It’s windy this morning. The newly sprouted branches of NEKOYANAGI (pussy willows) are swaying and black locusts are creaking. You can see eggs of AKAGAERU (Japanese brown frogs and pond eggs) on a little “secret” pond surrounded by trees. The UGUISU (Japanese bush warblers) have gotten better at singing😉. The KUJYAKU (pheasants) become appearing more often. The KIJIBATO (oriental turtle doves) are cooing too.
The spring fields here are very bustling.
