Snow

On Thursday I took some pictures of the snow.

The view from my balcony:

The view from the bus stop:

The Utou Shrine in central Aomori:
The shrine still had the New Year decorations up, and was busy with people getting their fortunes for the year ahead.

This is another (less busy) shrine, just off route 4:
Yesterday was the first day back at work for the year. I was bored out of my skull - no students, few teachers, no work. At least it was Friday. I called the whanau to say Happy New Year after school, and then hung out with Mark who had time to kill on his way to Tokyo.

The dreaded lurgy had hunted me down so today I am taking it easy at home and hoping it will pass quickly. Actually I feel guilty because I'm wasting the day, and I'm trying to convince myself it is better to stay home and do nothing and get better quickly.