It rains in Hell, too

It was a severe weather day in Minnesota, so I dredged up a photo from last May in Hokkaido where it also rained and looked extremely nasty. We had wind and thunder here, but no sulphur emanating from the ground. We are better off. The wild card there is that the place is the site of "onsens" - hot springs that are used for public steam bathing.

Jigokudani or "Hell Valley" is a spectacular, appropriately named valley, Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, a hot spring resort in May, 2006.



Tomorrow is expected to be a pleasant day and I'll again venture forth to explore the city trails and tennis courts.

Preliminary matches for qualifiers have begun at Roland Garros. The real tournament begins Sunday in Paris.