Abstract Thinking

I forgot to add this part to my post about music, although it's the most impressive item of all!

My boys like to hear music lyrics spoken, then explained a little bit, so they can understand the songs we listen to.  We were listening to "Get Out the Map" by the Indigo Girls.  We got to the line that says:
The saddest sight my eyes can see
Is that big ball of orange sinking slyly down the trees

That's a pretty abstract description, and I wondered if J would understand it. As I asked him what it meant, I imagined that he'd think for a few moments, then maybe venture a guess or say, "I don't know." Then I'd break it down for him and ask him what he thought the "big ball of orange" could be.

But there was no hesitation, no pondering. He said, "It's the sun at sunset."

Sometimes I think we're so used to amazing things coming out of his mouth that we're no longer shocked by his displays of intellect. But sometimes he still manages to surprise us!