I mentioned the cherry blossoms in Yamagata city in my previous blog entry. Well, last night I didn't may any attention to the cherry trees when I drove by them. You see, I had checked the weather report before I had left work and it mentioned a 50% probability of snow in Yonezawa.
I had encountered sleet when leaving home that morning and come across snow flakes fluttering down in Kaminoyama when I stopped off there to get lunch. My fellow teacher had mentioned that it was snowing in Yamagata city that morning. The low temperatures that night when I moved my car to the school were definitly a cause for concern. It was about 5ºC in Tendo at that time if my memory serves me right.
So sure enough, when I was driving through Nanyo that night I started seeing snowflakes. By the time I got to Takahata they were somewhat plentiful. In Yonezawa, it was like a scene from mid-December. Luckily I made it home safely without any problems.
The reason from my concern and trepidation?.... I had changed over to summer tires on my car two weeks ago....
