It has been a strange weather year. The summer was very cool.
Most of the leaves are brown, but a few are still alive.

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TODAY'S NEWS

Today is Tuesday.
The word "Tuesday" comes from Old English "Tiu's Day".
Tiu was one of the old Norse gods.

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This is a picture of an arcade (covered walkway/mall) in Kyoto.
We don't have covered walkways in Canada; it is too cold.
There is a problem with snow on the glass roofs in the winter.

WORD OF THE DAY: arcade
Pronunciation: \är-ˈkād\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Italian arcata, from arco arch, from Latin arcus
Date: 1725
1 : a long arched building or gallery
2 : an arched covered passageway or avenue (as between shops)
3 : a series of arches with their columns or piers
4 : an amusement center having coin-operated games