One soggy, soggy day...

So another typhoon is rolling in and this one dropped an impressive ammount of rain. Most of the typhoons that have come through this year dropped the most water at night (at least in Kobe) so seeing it all in broad daylight was new. On my walk to work today there was a good inch of water on all surfaces, including down the rather steep hill to the train station. The gutters were doing their thing, though.

I've seen rain like this before, but never for more than an hour. The rain today kept it up until around noon, then there was a few hours with nothing, and then it picked up again for a few more hours of massive water dumpage. Luckily it was taking a break again when I left work, so I got home dry.

We haven't had any real wind to speak of, so far. There is more to come, though, so we'll see what happens. This one does not appear to be much of a guster - just lots and lots of rain. There may be landslides in rural areas, thought, so it could turn into a nasty hurricane in other areas. Don't worry about Kobe, though. We're just catching the edge of it.

Now for some pumpkin-sweet potato soup. Its not cold outside - but nor is it hot, which is good enough for me.

Let Fall begin!