Weekly Photo Challenge:Enveloped

What does enveloped mean to you?

To me enveloped means surrounded by, wrapped in or enclosed.On my journeys I have found several examples of differing ways things this can happen. I think envelopment helps to balance a picture what are your thoughts?

Enveloped in the Australian bush

Enveloped in the Australian bush

 

 

 

Old Silk Road traveling route China enveloped in glass for protection.

Old Silk Road traveling route China enveloped in glass for protection.

Many people would like to envelope themselves in this cosy Tiger onsie.

Many people would like to envelope themselves in this cosy Tiger onsie.

Beaver enveloped in their hutch enjoying a tree branch.

Beaver enveloped in their hutch enjoying a tree branch.

Street name enveloped in the footpath Moncton Canada.

Street name enveloped in the footpath Moncton Canada.

Snow and Ice enveloping the St Lawrence River Montreal Canada.

Snow and Ice enveloping the St Lawrence River Montreal Canada.

Otter enveloping himself. He looked so cute and comfortable.

Otter enveloping himself. He looked so cute and comfortable.

A volcanic eruption enveloped the whole area Buried Village New Zealand.

A volcanic eruption enveloped the whole area Buried Village New Zealand.

1000's of statues are enveloped in their own caves Longman Grottos China.

1000’s of statues are enveloped in their own caves Longman Grottos China.

Clouds envelope a beautiful sunset Zhenzhou China.

Clouds envelope a beautiful sunset Zhenzhou China.

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Beer Please?

We arrived at the cafe in our hotel after an exhausting 22 hours in transit from Sydney, Australia to Zhenzhou, China. She was the first person we met and looked younger than her years. Her Chinese hospitality uniform stole any individuality she had. She was humble and worked hard trying to communicate with us despite her very broken English.

“Hello” she said. Handing us a menu.

“Hi” replied my husband, asking if she had any dark beer. She looked confused and began pointing at pictures understanding the word beer.

“This one?” she asked

“No” replied my husband.

“This one?”

“No.”

“I get help” she said and slowly walked to get her friend. She returned with her friend who appeared eager to help and looked at my husband.

“Do you have dark beer?” he asked.

“Yes, I think this one” she said as she pointed to a German dark beer written in Chinese.

“Yes” he said. Both girls looked at each other and smiled broadly, proud that  together they had met the needs of this Australian traveller.

“I get for you” replied our first waitress and she returned with the beer and a free bowl of beer nuts. My husband loved it.

This interaction began the nightly ritual of our stay in Zhenzhou.  During the day every time we walked passed the cafe our new friends would smile and wave if they were working and saw us.

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