import std.conv, std.functional, std.range, std.stdio, std.string;
import std.algorithm, std.array, std.bigint, std.bitmanip, std.complex, std.container, std.math, std.mathspecial, std.numeric, std.regex, std.typecons;
import core.bitop;

class EOFException : Throwable { this() { super("EOF"); } }
string[] tokens;
string readToken() { for (; tokens.empty; ) { if (stdin.eof) { throw new EOFException; } tokens = readln.split; } auto token = tokens.front; tokens.popFront; return token; }
int readInt() { return readToken.to!int; }
long readLong() { return readToken.to!long; }

bool chmin(T)(ref T t, in T f) { if (t > f) { t = f; return true; } else { return false; } }
bool chmax(T)(ref T t, in T f) { if (t < f) { t = f; return true; } else { return false; } }

int binarySearch(alias pred, T)(in T[] as) { int lo = -1, hi = cast(int)(as.length); for (; lo + 1 < hi; ) { const mid = (lo + hi) >> 1; (unaryFun!pred(as[mid]) ? hi : lo) = mid; } return hi; }
int lowerBound(T)(in T[] as, T val) { return as.binarySearch!(a => (a >= val)); }
int upperBound(T)(in T[] as, T val) { return as.binarySearch!(a => (a > val)); }


enum INF = 10^^9;

void main() {
  try {
    for (; ; ) {
      const M = readInt;
      const N = readInt;
      auto S = new string[M];
      foreach (x; 0 .. M) {
        S[x] = readToken;
      }
      
      auto a = new char[][](M, N);
      foreach (x; 0 .. M) {
        a[x][] = '.';
      }
      foreach (x; 0 .. M) foreach (y; 0 .. N) if (S[x][y] == '#') {
        foreach (dx; -1 .. +1 + 1) foreach (dy; -1 .. +1 + 1) {
          const xx = x + dx;
          const yy = y + dy;
          if (0 <= xx && xx < M && 0 <= yy && yy < N) {
            a[xx][yy] = '#';
          }
        }
      }
      foreach (x; 0 .. M) foreach (y; 0 .. N) {
        if (x == 0 || x == M - 1 || y == 0 || y == N - 1) {
          a[x][y] = '#';
        }
        if ((x < 2 && y < 2) || (x >= M - 2 && y >= N - 2)) {
          a[x][y] = '.';
        }
      }
      debug {
        foreach (x; 0 .. M) {
          writeln(a[x]);
        }
      }
      
      auto transUp = new int[1 << 9];
      auto transRight = new int[1 << 9];
      foreach (p; 0 .. 1 << 9) {
        transUp[p] = p >> 3;
        int pp;
        foreach (dx; 0 .. 3) pp &= ~(1 << (dx * 3));
        transRight[p] = pp >> 1;
      }
      
      auto dp = new int[][][](M, N, 1 << 9);
      foreach (x; 0 .. M) foreach (y; 0 .. N) {
        dp[x][y][] = INF;
      }
      dp[M - 1][0][0] = 0;
      foreach_reverse (x; 0 .. M) foreach (y; 0 .. N) {
        int has;
        foreach (dx; 0 .. 3) foreach (dy; 0 .. 3) {
          const xx = x - dx;
          const yy = y + dy;
          if (xx >= 0 && yy < N && a[xx][yy] == '#') {
            has |= 1 << (dx * 3 + dy);
          }
        }
        foreach (p; 0 .. 1 << 9) if (dp[x][y][p] < INF) {
          const pp = has | p;
          if (x - 1 >= 0) {
            if (pp >> 3 & 1) {
              chmin(dp[x - 1][y][transUp[p]], dp[x][y][p]);
            }
            chmin(dp[x - 1][y][$ - 1], dp[x][y][p] + 1);
          }
          if (y + 1 < N) {
            if (pp >> 1 & 1) {
              chmin(dp[x][y + 1][transUp[p]], dp[x][y][p]);
            }
            chmin(dp[x][y + 1][$ - 1], dp[x][y][p] + 1);
          }
        }
      }
      
      const ans = dp[0][N - 1].minElement;
      writeln(ans);
    }
  } catch (EOFException e) {
  }
}