First Snow 2013


January 14, 2013, officially Coming of Age Day here in Japan.  I woke up to the sound of rain about 6:00 a.m.  Along about 8:00 a.m. it started snowing.  It does not snow in Kobe that much.  This was coming down fast, big fluffy flakes, but wet.  In an hour or so there was a centimeter on the ground.  The bushes started sagging under the weight.  By noon the snow turned back into rain and we had slush all over the place.  Temperature was about 34F.  It was nice while it lasted.
 Henry started to trim the end bushes last week.  There's about 15 to go. 
 These are on the other end of that line of bushes.  Sara said it looks like hair after someone wakes up in the morning.   Below is the future vege garden.
Then there was this bird perched on top of the shed, chirping away and looking at me through the window.