and then there was snow

after that smidgeon of rain the other day, a day went by with nothing and then, suddenly, total downpour. I mean total. It rained literally ALL DAY non stop, a constant steady flow, very bay area style. the puddles at the curb grew larger and larger to the point where they made crossing some intersections downright impossible. on it went into the night and when I woke up this morning and looked outside there was SNOW! the rooftops of the hutongs across the street from me were covered with a picturesque light dusting - my first experience of snow in Beijing ever!