first snow/初めての雪

So, my mom said that I brought all the snow to Akita for her birthday. They said that it snowed on the Sunday before we showed up, for the first time this year. On Wednesday when I showed up with Pineapple, it was snowing very hard. I heard that about 60 cm of snow had fallen since it started, breaking the record for the most snow for November.

While we were there, my husband and I took Pineapple down by the river near my parents' house, where there are tons of ducks and swans gathering for the winter. She looked astonished to see all the birds! I don't think she understood what they were, but it probably was an interesting moment for her.

ところで、私の母は自分の誕生日に私達が秋田に大量の雪を持ってきたと言っていました。私達が秋田に行った前の日曜日に秋田では初雪がありました。私達が到着した水曜日は大雪で、降り始めから約60cmの積雪があり、11月の積雪記録をぬりかえたそうです。

実家にいる間、パイナップルを連れて旦那と実家の近くの川に行ってきました。その川辺には越冬するたくさんの鴨や白鳥が集まります。娘はこの白鳥達をじーっと見つめていました。何なのか分かってはいなかったと思いますが、面白い光景だったには違いありません。