Snow

　　When I arrived in Sapporo, it was dark. I didn't see almost anything outside, and I was surprised to see outside from the window in the morning. There was still snow in places where people hadn't stepped, though the snow had been shoveled on roads and sidewalks. Very few cars have winter tires in my hometown in this season and I thought it was nice to keep my car equipped with winter tires. To tell the truth, I wondered if I swapped winter tires to summer ones before departure.
　　After breakfast at my hotel, I came by my daughter's apartment and picked my wife up. Then we headed for Hakodate immediately. I'd like to open the roof of my car, but my wife was inclined to have a pollen allergy. She firmly refused to do it.

　昨夜札幌に着いたときはもう暗くなっていてわからなかったが、朝になってホテルの窓から外を見てびっくり。大量の雪が残っている。地元ではもうスタッドレスを付けているような車はないが、スタッドレスで来て良かったと心底思った。ホテルの朝食を食べて娘のアパートでカミさんを拾って函館へ向かった。花粉はこの辺りでは飛んでいないはずだが、花粉症のカミさんの希望で屋根は開けずに走る。ただただ残念。