Fukuoka Snowstorm!

We don't get much snow in these parts. But yesterday, we had more snow in 24 hours than we had all last year. Naturally, our first response was to get the camera out and go goof off outside.

Doesn't she look like she's thinking about throwing a snowball at me?

Oh, she's definitely thinking about throwing a snowball at me.

Yup, there she goes. (She missed.)

Not every day you see a snow-covered palm tree.

Or, for that matter, a snow penguin.

Japanese houses look cool in the snow.

After deciding that our neighborhood wasn't quite cool enough, we decided to schlep ourselves up to Atago Jinja, a hilltop shrine across the river from our place.

This being Fukuoka, the snow had melted by afternoon, but not before we could get out and enjoy ourselves a bit.

Language Lesson

雪が降っています!

ゆきがふっています!

yuki-ga futte-imasu!

snow falling is!

It's snowing!