It was the spell of snowy weather again after my latest blog post about the first sunny day in a while.
We have had an extraordinary heavy snow on the Sea of Japan side in Hokkaido.
I heard that no bus services were available yesterday in Iwamizawa city located in the distance of 32km from Sapporo.
キャシーさんのマンスリーキルト、キルティング中。
真冬ですが、夏らしい色合いのタペストリーのキルティングをしています。
今日の小樽の空は、こんな水色。
Heavy snowfall since last week in Otaru has finally let up, and the blue sky came back!
However, it is the second coldest period of the year according to the calendar in Japan, and Otaru's highest daytime temperatures have been -7℃~-8℃ for the past few days.
It is still warmer here comparing the inland areas of Hokkaido.
It has been snowy and sometimes stormy in Otaru since yesterday.
It has been very cold, too.
The weather forecast says that today's highest temperature in Otaru is -8℃.
People are busy with clearing the snow.
Shoveling the snow away is really a hard job for the seniors, but it can be a good exercise for some people who stayed home and kept eating and drinking during the New Year's holiday.