Roses are Red

Violets are blue, and Tokyo is white.

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Well, it’s Valentine’s Day. But love isn’t the only thing in the air - there’s also lots of crystalline ice flying around.

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Though by last night most of the snow around Tokyo had sublimed (it didn’t really melt), I found myself humming Christmas tunes once again this morning.

Snow is falling…

All around me…

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It snowed all morning…

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and the snow continued to fall all-day…

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Home time

I decided to take a detour through a nearby temple on my way home, and was glad I did…

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Blossoms and Snow

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Did someone wish for more snow?!?

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It’s just as well we don’t have any big plans this weekend - it’s looking like another whitewash!