Spring. It seems it's here now. It came a little too slowly this year. Unconvincingly. By the time the buds had blossoms and flattered to the ground the warmth was not surrounding. It stayed cold too long. And the rain. There was no pronounced arrival of the spring and subsiding of the winter. Though maybe it appeared and I was distracted. Perhaps only for me there was no pronounced arrival.
Kobe was nice, despite the conditions. People were nice. Small city, friendly. Eye contact. Something not seen here in Tokyo. Arrived in wool and layers and departed in shirt sleeves. My transition from winter into spring 2015.
