Day ?: Let It Snow, Let It Snow

I woke up today and was surprised to see snow on the ground. The forecast (at least for neighboring Takachiho) called for rain, not snow. Then again, because Gokase is higher up the mountain than Takachiho is, I really shouldn't have been surprised about the snow. In any case, this was this winter's first snowfall, for me anyway, so I made sure to get some pictures of it.



As the day went on, it continued to snow, but we only ended up with about 2 inches, at most. I knew the snow would disappear relatively quickly, too, since the next two days were supposed to be sunny, even bordering on warm.

I had actually planned to go running today, but decided to postpone that activity until tomorrow. By the time I wanted to start my workout the temperature was only about 1C (about 34F) and some of the snow had turned to ice, making for semi-treacherous running conditions.

Since the only kids who are at school today are the seniors (the rest of the students return tonight, mostly by bus), there were neither snowball fights nor snowman building to report. I guess that will come tomorrow.