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24 January 2012

Red berries


Red berries
Originally uploaded by nofrills

23 January 2012, 22:00 JST
Tokyo, Japan

Never noticed this tree has these red berries. I usually don't look up at this tree.

この木にこんな赤い実がなるとは知らなかった。通りすがる道沿いの木、見上げたこともなかったか。

Covered with snow


Covered with snow
Originally uploaded by nofrills

23 January 2012, 22:00 JST
Tokyo, Japan

A man who's just got out of a car exclaimes, "Massive snow!" His companion says, "We'll have 10 cm of snow in the morning, instead of 5 cm as the weather station was telling us."

車から降りた人が「すごい雪になってる」と声をあげた。一緒にいた人が「予報じゃ5センチって言っていたが、そんなもんじゃすまないだろうな。10センチにはなるんじゃないか」と答えていた。

Snowy (Playful)


Snowy (Playful)
Originally uploaded by nofrills

20 January 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Snowy (hide and seek)


Snowy (hide and seek)
Originally uploaded by nofrills

20 January 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Snowy (Pink) 2


Snowy (Pink) 2
Originally uploaded by nofrills

A pink Honda motor bike in snow.

20 January 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Snowy (Pink)


Snowy (Pink)
Originally uploaded by nofrills

20 January 2012
Tokyo, Japan

A little pink enthusiast.

Snowy (Red) 2


Snowy (Red) 2
Originally uploaded by nofrills

20 January 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Snowy (Red)


Snowy (Red)
Originally uploaded by nofrills

20 January 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Street view


Street view
Originally uploaded by nofrills

20 January 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Freezing


Freezing
Originally uploaded by nofrills

20 January 2012
Tokyo, Japan

The first (proper) snow in Tokyo


The first (proper) snow in Tokyo
Originally uploaded by nofrills

20 January 2012, 07:30 JST.

We did have snow in December here in the outer area of Tokyo, but they didn't at the "official" location of our weather authority (in Otemachi, the very centre of Tokyo).
www.flickr.com/photos/nofrills/6479206393/

So the January 20's snow is officially the first.

A nice surprise :)


A nice surprise :)
Originally uploaded by nofrills

The other day a book arrived from Derry, Northern Ireland. It looks like the publisher is a small company, quite possibly a DIY-style one. Very nicely they put in the envelope a copy of Derry and Donegal Tourist Guide 2011, which is sweet, as I hope to visit the Walled City before I get too old. :)

Then, today, I'm hearing another news of "zombie" attack. Distressing.
chirpstory.com/li/3912

Derry is such a beautiful city. There's no place for bombs or IEDs. It goes without saying that bombs can't make things better. I'm hoping in my room in Tokyo that they would wise up.