I was walking to work today.
Just minding my own business.
A gorgeous day in Beijing.
The sky was blue.
The sun was shining.
People were smiling.
I was stopped dead in my tracks.
Stunned at first, I broke into a huge smile.
And watched as she walked by me.
With a turtle on her head.
Read that sentence again.
Just in case you don’t want to,
I’ll repeat it.
With a turtle on her head.
Nothing to see here. Move along. Just a turtle on her head.
I stared, ran after her, and asked her for a photograph.
There were loads of people walking by and they all started smiling and laughing.
The strange thing is that they were smiling and laughing,
at me,
Because I was taking a picture.