on Oct.31, 2019

I expected that we would have
a very comfortable autumn
in October.

On the contrary,
we had very hot days in early October.

And on October 10, it got very cold
and I brought out my Kotatsu to warm
myself.

On Oct.12, the powerful typhoon No,19
struck Kanto, Koshin and Tohoku areas.

On Oct. 25, there was a torrential rain
caused by the typhoon No.21 in the same
areas.

A great number of people suffered
from floods and landslides.

A lot of houses were flooded
above or up to the floors.

Alas! So many people died
and some are still missing!

October in 2019 could be called
the month of natural disasters.

Because of Global Warming,
the climate is greatly changing
and we will have more and more
powerful typhoons, I’m afraid.

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There has been a hint of autumn
in the air since yesterday----
we’ve had lovely days!

I hope this lovely autumn weather
will hold.

(flowering dogwood, hana-mizuki)