Heavy Snow Alert

in front of my door

 I had a haircut appointment today... It got twice thicker when I got back.

People might not notice the lake is empty if they don't know it is. It looks like a lake in Russia. Someone should pitch a tent and pretend they are fishing.

Tourists(?) having fun. I saw they had made a big snowman, about my height,  on the way back.

EDIT: this ended up the heaviest snow in the last 45 years.

Frozen Lake

With almost no water.

Charging iPads

Kaibori (Lake Draining)

Jan: Draining water > Jan: Temporarily move living creatures > Jan: Separate invasive species from indigenous ones > Feb: Sun drying (improves water quality) > Mar: Add water > Mar: Release back indigenous species (restoration complete)

Volunteers capturing creatures (participation fee: 30 yen, lol)

Cellphones

Kingfisher

Tons of garbage but it was fun to spot them: bikes, umbrellas, cellphones, a shopping cart, a stroller, a chair, empty bottles (didn't see cans), wallets, traffic cones, sandbags, construction materials... I didn't see it but a motorcycle was found too.

Draining Inokashira Lake

They started draining the lake to eradicate invasive species. This is day 3. I wonder how many bikes will be found. Maybe they will find missing parts of dismemberment incident happened in this park 20 years ago - one of the missing parts is "head".

Hatsumōde

Atsuta Shrine

Japanese Honeybees vs Hornets

 Defending the honeycomb entrance.

It seems they've killed a few already.

Sunbathing

Blue Heron

Fanned Cushion

Noisy but works well

ねこ (Neko - Cat)

Got a free ticket to a cat photo exhibition (no pics allowed inside).

Special Taste Catpis

Ended up spending more than 5000 yen... (photo book, catnip toy, post cards, etc)

Pepsi Refresh Shot

200ml smaller can. Twice more caffeine than regular Pepsi. 200ml / 350ml => 43% less for the same price. Tastes almost the same. It's fair to conclude this is bs.

Air Conditioned Jacket

I'm not sure if it's better than T-shirt...

Bugs

Found them when I got home in front of my doors. The summer has come.

Japanese Keyboard at Google Tokyo Office

Giant Leech

Wikipeida says this guy grows up 1m long. I tried to pick it up but it was too sticky.

Cicada

The tiniest kind  of cicadas in this area have started singing. This guy was on the ground while its wings are still wrinkly. I hope it's not too late.

Beetle Trap

I'm hoping to get some stag beetles... So far no luck.

Stick Insect

Hm, it's probably in the night mode.