Snowy All Saints' Day
Sunday morning, I had the kids dressed for cold weather. Most Beijing places are not heated until after November 15, including, I am sure, our church, so we were ready for the cold. What we weren't ready for was the SNOW! While I almost grumbled at the sight of it, I was quickly put into a better mood all because Myles was in absolute ecstasy. On the drive to our church Myles stared out the window, yelling about the snow, and alternating between English and Mandarin for the benefit of our friend who drives us to Mass.
I call this Our Lady of Unexpected Snow.
The whole way home from Mass Myles was making plans for what he was going to do when we played in the snow after lunch. He asked me what in other places would be an odd question, but in Beijing is perfectly normal, "Did the government make the snow?" I told him I wasn't sure. By then the snow was falling harder, causing near white-out conditions. Looking out our window we are used to limited visibility. This was the first time for us it was caused by falling snow.
In the afternoon we went out, hoping to find other neighborhood kids out in the snow, too. We were the only ones out in our complex. Myles slid down the snow-covered slides, a decent substitute for sledding. And then we made a snow man.
Later we thought a walk around our local park would be a good idea. I thought seeing the willows draped in snow would be beautiful. Most of our paths were blocked, though, by fallen limbs. I explained to Myles that the snow was very wet and heavy (oh yes, he said, wet enough for snowballs!) and very early, so the trees weren't ready for this much snow. Then he asked why God would send this much snow when He knew the trees weren't ready. Ummm......look son, it really was the government.
By late afternoon the snowfall stopped, and the view from the apartment was amazing. It isn't every day we get to see these mountains anyway, and to see them with their fresh dusting of snow was wonderful.
I call this Our Lady of Unexpected Snow.
The whole way home from Mass Myles was making plans for what he was going to do when we played in the snow after lunch. He asked me what in other places would be an odd question, but in Beijing is perfectly normal, "Did the government make the snow?" I told him I wasn't sure. By then the snow was falling harder, causing near white-out conditions. Looking out our window we are used to limited visibility. This was the first time for us it was caused by falling snow.
In the afternoon we went out, hoping to find other neighborhood kids out in the snow, too. We were the only ones out in our complex. Myles slid down the snow-covered slides, a decent substitute for sledding. And then we made a snow man.
Later we thought a walk around our local park would be a good idea. I thought seeing the willows draped in snow would be beautiful. Most of our paths were blocked, though, by fallen limbs. I explained to Myles that the snow was very wet and heavy (oh yes, he said, wet enough for snowballs!) and very early, so the trees weren't ready for this much snow. Then he asked why God would send this much snow when He knew the trees weren't ready. Ummm......look son, it really was the government.
By late afternoon the snowfall stopped, and the view from the apartment was amazing. It isn't every day we get to see these mountains anyway, and to see them with their fresh dusting of snow was wonderful.
Comments
You might consider checking the link you posted about the government creating the snow. It contained a somewhat inappropriate ad on the top ad bar. Just thought you might like to know.
NB/Ndawg