雪晴れ

南魚沼の八海山神社近くの森。冬の晴れた早朝は冷え込みます。やがて太陽が昇り始めると、気温が少しずつ上がり、枝に積もった雪がサラサラと落ち始めます。静かに降り積もった雪が、木々から小さな音を立てて舞い落ちる様子は、雪国の朝を特徴づける風物詩ですが、この雪国ならではの光景に、特別な名前があるのかは分かりません。

新潟県内では、それほど気温が下がらないため、魚沼でもダイヤモンドダストのような現象はあまり見られませんが、この時ばかりは落下する細かな雪の粒や結晶が、太陽に照らされキラキラとまぶしく輝きます。その光景に、目もカメラも冷たい雪の洗礼を受けるのです。これもまた、積雪の多い雪国ならではの風土のひとつだと感じます。

The forest near the Hakkaisan Shrine in Minamiuonuma. On a clear winter morning, it gets very cold. As the sun begins to rise, the temperature gradually increases, and the snow accumulated on the branches begins to fall softly. The quiet sound of snow falling from the trees, accompanied by the gentle rustling of the branches, is a characteristic scene of a snowy region in the morning. However, I am not sure if there is a special name for this unique sight of a snowy region.

In Niigata Prefecture, where temperatures do not drop as low, phenomena like diamond dust are not commonly seen even in Uonuma. However, at this time, the tiny snowflakes and crystals falling from the sky sparkle brilliantly in the sunlight. Both the eyes and the camera are bathed in the cold, sparkling snow. This too feels like one of the unique aspects of the snowy landscape of a region with heavy snowfall.

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©️photo by Nakamura Osamu