dark skies and small respites

This has been what the sky in Tokyo has looked like for the past...hmmm...I don't know...week or so:

Taken around 3:00 p.m.

Say hello to Typhoon Talas (well more like goodbye) and a little bit of tropical storm Noru. This has been the worst typhoon to hit Japan in the past 7 years and has left us with more than 50 people missing, more than a hundred injured, and almost 40 dead.

This coming at a time when we still have so many people displaced because of the earthquake/tsunami on March 11 and the continuing battle against radiation...oh how I miss eating things like lettuce, cucumbers, and sweet potatoes...hopefully I will be able to enjoy these again one day soon.

I really wonder when Japan will catch a break...but until then it's important to find the sweetness in little things like:

Small flowers

Nice scenery (the river near our apartment)

...and unexpected cuteness...

I hope that everyone will continue to keep Japan in their thoughts.