my warm winter

this winter is much warmer than usual.

the snow has melted too early.

the snow monsters have melted too. (the snow monsters are trees covered with sow and ice.)

those are getting smaller and smaller.

i'm afraid that i won't be able to see them in the future and one of yamagata's beatiful features will be lost...my garden is brown now because there are no snow anywhere.

my new year

this is "kagamimochi" which is a large and round rice cake offered to the gods.

we will eat it on the eleventh of january called "kagamibiraki" .
my holiday was relaxing.

i went to my grandparents's house.

i ate soba, watched tv and slept.

my new year's resolution is to find a lot of good books.