冬
fuyu. “winter.”
It started snowing today after lunch. I cleaned the snow off of my car before heading back to work for the afternoon. When I re-emerged, I found my car covered again, in a foot of snow.
The adults in the city talk about what a pain the weather is, but the kids are filled with excitement and wonder. As I left the school today, the mothers hustled and bustled to get to their cars, shouting at the kids to hurry up. The kids were too busy poking trees, running their hands across fences, and tasting the new-fallen cold powdery stuff to notice.
I admit it’s a pain in the ass sometimes for us “adults,” but tonight I simply found myself filled with excitement and wonder, much welcome in this often dreary season here in Niigata City.
I hope you’ll enjoy the photos.
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(Thanks for stopping by! If you missed the last installment of Japan Photo Blog, Vol.75: “A New Year in Narita,” you can find that HERE.)
~KafkA
Graham Smith is a Voluntaryist activist, creator, and peaceful parent residing in Niigata City, Japan. Graham runs the "Voluntary Japan" online initiative with a presence here on Steem, as well as Facebook and Twitter. (Hit me up so I can stop talking about myself in the third person!)