予報どおり、午後の早い時間帯からみぞれ、それに続いて雪が降り始めました。午後4時頃には庭が薄っすらと雪化粧。
As it was forecast, it started with light sleet in the early afternoon, which was followed by wet snow later. By 4 p.m., my garden was covered with what looked like powder sugar.
The various citrus trees I have were all weighed down with the wet snow. I shook the snow off the branches but the effect was only temporary.
夕方６時半の散歩までに、積雪は５センチくらいになっていました。
By 6:30 p.m. when we went out for an evening walk, the snow was about 5 cm deep.
これは、東京ではえらいことです。散歩中すれ違った車の数はすくなかったけど、どれもチェーンがついていなかったので、ハンドル操作を誤ってこちらに滑ってきてはと、ヒヤヒヤしながらタイガを誘導していました。
5 cm deep snow is a big deal in Tokyo. In a region where we hardly have any moisture falling out of the sky during December through to the end of February, we are so unprepared for snow. As we were walking, I had to be on guard since none of the passing cars had snow chains on their tires.
