Comments on: Oh! the snow, the beautiful snow, Filling the sky and earth below, Over the housetops, over the street, Over the heads of the people you meet. Dancing, Flirting, Skimming along. – J.W. (Joseph Warren) Watson http://blog.catholicireland.net/2009/02/04/oh-the-snow-the-beautiful-snow-filling-the-sky-and-earth-below-over-the-housetops-over-the-street-over-the-heads-of-the-people-you-meet-dancing-flirting-skimming-along-jw-joseph-warren/ CatholicIreland.net Blog Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Ann http://blog.catholicireland.net/2009/02/04/oh-the-snow-the-beautiful-snow-filling-the-sky-and-earth-below-over-the-housetops-over-the-street-over-the-heads-of-the-people-you-meet-dancing-flirting-skimming-along-jw-joseph-warren/comment-page-1/#comment-8462 Ann Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:52:19 +0000 http://blog.catholicireland.net/?p=1173#comment-8462 We're so used to rain that anything else sends us into confusion and sometimes even withdrawal. But what about the homeless? One charity group I know of drives round the city at night offering blankets, sleeping bags and clothing to those who for whatever reason are out there, trying to survive. How awful it must be to be in a state of mind where indoor accomodation is no longer the attraction it once was, while outdoors is perishingly cold. Belfast had its first heavy snow early today and schools were closed, traffic greatly disrupted so that even those with the best will in the world were unable to get to work in time or at all. It's lovely to look at that's for sure, and it's a shame when the simple pleasures of walking or playing in snow get spoilt in the way you've described, Mike. We’re so used to rain that anything else sends us into confusion and sometimes even withdrawal.
But what about the homeless? One charity group I know of drives round the city at night offering blankets, sleeping bags and clothing to those who for whatever reason are out there, trying to survive.

How awful it must be to be in a state of mind where indoor accomodation is no longer the attraction it once was, while outdoors is perishingly cold.

Belfast had its first heavy snow early today and schools were closed, traffic greatly disrupted so that even those with the best will in the world were unable to get to work in time or at all.

It’s lovely to look at that’s for sure, and it’s a shame when the simple pleasures of walking or playing in snow get spoilt in the way you’ve described, Mike.

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