February 23rd, 2025 –February 27th is Spring – USUI (Rainwater)-5th KOU “KASUMI (spring haze) starts to linger” This is a scene where a thin layer of KASUMI (spring haze) hangs over the sky, making the distant scenery look dim and hazy. The dry winter air is replaced by water vapor and dust (yellow sand, pollen, etc.). The 5th KOU represents the arrival of spring.
However, HOKUSHIN area is experiencing a big cold wave as weather forecast predicted. There is no snow around here, but the minimum temperature has been below minus 5 degrees for the past few days, and about plus 2 degrees during the days. On the 22nd, the maximum daytime temperature was minus 0.1 degrees. The dry winter conditions are still continuing.
I heard a small roared sound above my head. All I could see directly above was the bright blue sky. Oh, I remembered that, I looked further ahead and could get a jet plane. It was clearly visible because of the dry “winter” air.
A while after I stopped hearing the sound, I heard another sound, the chirp of a Japanese bush warbler. Perhaps it was because of the cold or because it was a young bird, but it wasn’t very good at singing. Anyway, it was the first chirp in this season.
Spring is definitely approaching.
