What a Snow! What a Delight!

More surprising delight is coming!

When I pulled the curtain and opened the window in the morning, I was overjoyed to see so much snow outside. The snow began to fall from yesterday and probably never stopped with just a short suspension yesterday afternoon. It began to fall again in the evening. When I reached home from work, I was almost embraced with those tiny snowflakes all over.

I took several pictures with my cellphone from my window to keep such memorable scenes forever. It seemed everywhere was blanketed with thick snow. How wonderful!

I left home earlier than before in fear of possible traffic jam, but that was just an "excuse)( I go to work by subway every day). I just hope to feel the snow outside, as if I were to see an old friend. It was so nice to walk on the fluffy and pure snow, the sound beneath my feet reminded me of a lot of memories in the childhood.

Seen from the office window, the snow is still following. It is one of the heavy snows I've experienced since I came to this city. And the snow carries more significance in this early spring because it may alleviate the drought hovering China, especially North China since last late October. A timely snow promises a bumper harvest. Hope it will be an auspicious sign for the Chinese peasants.

God bless them....

It Finally Snows.....

It is really amazing! God is so generous he finally brought us some snow at the beginning of the year....And, it's snowing rather heavily this time!

In the weak twilight early this morning, I saw the ground downstairs covered with a thin layer of snow. The snow visited us quietly during the night. When the outside was clear enough, I saw snow everywhere: the meadow, the pavement, and the cars.

The snow is so precious to me. I remember I took my son to the so-called "Snow Carnival" in the Olympic Green. I really felt sorry to see my son so overjoyed playing with the artificial "snow".

Now the snow is coming! It is such a joy seeing those tiny fluffy flakes dancing around you, by itself or in clusters. It really brings merriness to us at the beginning of a new day.. At least it brings us some freshness though it may not alleviate the drought blanketing the area.

Bravo......

The Burning Flames......

(From Google.com)
The tragedy swpet down when we Chinese were celebrating the Lantern Festival, and the time when we were embracing the biggest moon in 52 years. It was reported that one firefighter died and about 30 others were injured.

The fire burst out around 9:00pm last night, when people were crazily lighting the fireworks.
I can see the building every time I go to work. It is very close to my office. The following picture was taken with my cellphone this morning:


We can clearly see the burnt surface of the building. It was said the sparkles were to blame for the disaster. However, isn't it another man-made calamity? Somebody needs to give it more thoughts when they formulate some new regulations. Is it good to allow people to light fireworks or firecrackers in such a heavily populated area?

It's good that the government considers more about people, but should it be at the price of life and property? There should be some golden mean that balances everything well.