I could go off on a rant about global warming but I am in no position to do so. From my mere observations of late I have noticed some peculiarities worth noting. Most of us living in or near Tokyo would have seen, if not felt, the flurry of ice one evening last week. Such frosty conditions gave me the impression that a long- drawn-out winter were to come. But no! This is March; the time of warmer climes and hopeful signs of spring.

地球温暖化について言いたい事はたくさんあるわ、でも今回は手短にするわね。

最近、危険を感じることに出来事に遭遇しています。大変大きな出来事は東京近辺で起こっています。

先週、にわか雪が降った晩があったわよね。

きっと冬が長引いているんだな、と思った人が多いのではないかしら。

でも違うの！もう3月、本当は暖かくなって春が近づくのを感じられる時期のはずなのよ。

 Having returned to my hometown Melbourne two weeks ago I was again confronted by bizarre conditions. To set the record straight February is generally a very hot month with temperatures reaching 40 degrees. With this in mind I had packed my suitcase fully prepared for the scorching heat of an Aussie summer. To my dismay it was so chilly that there was a desperate need for more clothes. Rugged up in my sister`s borrowed layers, I would position myself away from the draughty doorways hoping to be offered another cup of tea to keep from shivering. To this day I have been baffled by the sense of ‘warming’ currently bandied about!
Calra,

2週間前、メルボルンに帰省した時にも奇妙な状態に直面したわ。

2月のメルボルンは、通常とても暑くて、気温が40度にも達する月なの。

だから私は、猛暑のオーストラリアで着る服をスーツケースの中身を詰め込んで行ったの。

なのに、洋服を着こまなくちゃいけないほどの寒さにがっかり。

妹の服を借りて重ね着して、風が吹いて寒い出入り口を避けてお茶をしたりしたわ！

この日から、温暖化については更に気をつけ始めたわ！