by Julia Griffin

For Mary

“For Hiroki Ito, a data scientist and meteorologist who specializes in the high-stakes art of predicting the exact date that the [cherry] trees will bloom, [spring] has always been a time of stress. … Airlines, hotels and restaurants depend on the forecasts—not to mention the 123 million Japanese who want to know when to head to parks and gardens for peak bloom. …
Now, Mr. Ito and other experts are turning to a tool they hope might reduce some of the burden of forecasting: artificial intelligence. … ‘I can’t quite relax yet,’ he said. ‘But maybe in a few years, when the A.I. data is proved to be reliable, I’ll be able to feel more at ease.’”
—The New York Times

Hanami hammerme,
Sakura blooming-time’s
Hard to predict: when I’m
Wrong, I get hell;

May our new virtual
Meteorologists
Manage the task! (and the
Public, as well).