#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
int dy[8] = {-1, -1, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1};
int dx[8] = {-1, 0, 1, -1, 1, -1, 0, 1};
void dfs(int m, int n, vector<vector<char>> &v, int y, int x) {
for (int i=0; i<8; i++) {
int ny = y + dy[i], nx = x + dx[i];
if (ny < 0 || ny >= m || nx < 0 || nx >= n || v[ny][nx] == '.') continue;
v[ny][nx] = '.';
dfs(m, n, v, ny, nx);
}
}
void solve(void) {
int m, n; cin >> m >> n;
vector<vector<char>> v(m, vector<char>(n));
for (int i=0; i<m; i++) for (int j=0; j<n; j++) cin >> v[i][j];
int ans = 0;
for (int i=0; i<m; i++) for (int j=0; j<n; j++) {
if (v[i][j] == '.') continue;
v[i][j] = '.';
dfs(m, n, v, i, j);
ans++;
}
cout << ans;
}
int main(void) {
ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(nullptr);
solve();
return 0;
}