We’ve been spared the terrible winter storm that ravaged eastern Canada and the Maritimes over the past few days.  In fact, we’ve been enjoying a fairly pleasant winter so far.  There’s plenty of snow but the daytime highs have been mostly in the -10 to -15 C range which really isn’t bad at all.   This morning we woke up to a coating of hoar frost on the trees and the sun shone brightly most of the day.  I can appreciate the beauty of a day like this one but still I am not a winter person so it is with great delight that I have been checking the Tokyo weather each day lately!  Daytime highs have been between +5 and +15 C and the days have been mostly sunny!  Apparently, there’s lots of rain in the spring followed by a summer that is very hot and humid but I think I’m going to like winter!