Our garden princess looks starting her preparation to come out. They say that cold winter allows Rosaceae plants including cherry, peach and pear to know clearly when to bloom on their buds. On the other hand, warm winter could keep them half-awake and half-asleep — meaning it all depends on each bud when to loose her petals.
We have 二十四節気 to divide a whole year into 24 seasonal steps. Spring has 6 of them including 立春, 雨水, 啓蟄, 春分, 清明, 穀雨. Today has the first one in almost every year, while February is normally the coldest month.
It is freezing today. Our Aladdin stove works full from early in the morning to become short of fuel soon. After driving Shin to the station, Mei-Shun started working at the desk. When she looked up, white, fine icy pieces were found falling from the sky! Quiet rain has turned into the first snow of this winter, so subtle that immediately melt on the ground.
Hello, Ms. Ladybug. Do you feel warm there? Won’t you join our party on the Christmas tree? You are so fascinating in that black dress with red dots. Just be careful not to enter Mikan-chan’s eyesight.
This season has come — you can find Omochi-chan in the warmest living room with a stove. She calls mom to the sofa, asking a hug for a while before going under the blanket. When she is too busy to hold her baby, Omochi-chan appears with her back facing toward mom.
Mei-Shun’s “Gara-K”, meaning in current Japanese a cellphone stopped evolving in Galapagos, has once frozen lately. Shin worried about losing communication with her, so she decided to change it into a smart phone. It is twice as big as her previous device, and oh, almost empty in application — needs a lot of care to make it really smart.
Please find below our Yellow card at the end of this month. She never stop catching our eyes, letting us ask if she does not feel thirsty every day. Honey, it is warm today. Won’t you go outside and greet the sun?
Twin Suns?
A notice of our tax numbers has finally reached us. Starting delivery last month, many troubles have been heard regarding this system. We therefore had no expectation to receive it within this year — well done, postmen. A photo is necessary to apply for a card? All right, good timing. Mei-Shun has to renew her passport soon.
Mei-Shun’s occupation is to help you in legal matters. Tsuchiura municipal office lends us a room to hold free consultation campaign once a month. We hope your problems will be solved after seeing us.
Her first bloom means that winter would follow soon. She grows fastest, while her twin sisters still look green. We took them and Mr. Avocado indoors to wait for spring together.
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