久别了的小岛，又是春天

今天偶然回到久别的小岛，春天的岛还是那么安静那么美，荒废的花园野草丛生可花还是年年的热闹地开，久没人住野鸭子也把园子当作家大摇大摆地来来去去。

Holly 院子里的冬青

 

院子里有两颗冬青树。这种小时候常常在圣诞新年卡上画的植物，原来可以长到两层楼高呢。红色的浆果在萧杀的冬日里为花园添加几分生气。

 

There are two English hollies (Ilex aquifolium) in the garden, one of them 6-7m tall. I used to thing them as exotic plants and enjoyed drawing these delightful red berreis and pointy leaves on Christmas cards in school, without ever seen the real thing.

Sunset Island 日落时分

Took these pics also whilst waiting for the comet in the garden! 不是为了看日落却看到了日落

Ducks are going home. Don't know where home is? 生产队里养了一群小鸭子，它们每天日落的时候排着队回家去

Liked the dimples it left on the river. 那一年的歌，那一年的人 生活静静似是湖水 全为你泛起生气 全为你泛起涟漪 欢笑全为你起 生活淡淡似是流水 全因为你变出千般美

The show is almost finito, the lights are diming, actors are backstage and the curtains are drawing 灯光渐暗 演员退场 一天演出就要结束

The House, The Seasons 小屋与四季

In an attempt to spot the lengendary comet, I spent hours in the garden before sunset, staring into the south-west. Numerous comet-like objects came and went -- we are close to Heathrow and it shows -- but not the lovely McNaught.


传说西南的天空日落时分能看见彗星，我在花园里耐心的等候。看见无数飞机起降在天空滑过，听见群鸟归巢，感觉到周围色温的变化，而彗星的尾巴却没有为我出现。

However, it did give me the opportunity to maybe look around me in this light, for the last time? -- weather report shows rain for the next week.


不管怎样，这应该是在花园里最后一次等待日落了。天气预报说，未来一周，有雨。

I like to hide in this little haven, the west tip of the island, peep through the yews, the magnolia and the willow tree, and the trees I don't know the names.

藏在小岛的最西边，从围绕着的紫杉木，垂柳，广玉兰和其他我叫不上名字的树木中间望出去，是个奇妙的世界。

April. The magnolia is in full bloom, the willow leaves are so fine, the green in the air is so young, so light.

早春，杨柳青青江水平，闻郎江上放歌声的时节。木兰在盛开，柳树在发芽，一切都那么青，那么轻。

June. The magnolia flowers had gone and its leaves are forming shades. The airy willow became a patterned curtain. In a corner, the wild ox-eye daisies are having a party. At another, the wisteria is having their time too.

入夏，木兰花已谢，树已成阴。柳叶婆娑，也不再是毛茸茸的样子。紫藤在狂欢，野菊花也在开派对。

We are moving, and we shall miss the house, and the seasons around it. Sometimes, perhaps?

要搬家了,会想念这里的小屋和它周围的四季的吧。

Christmas Scence in NYC 3) Christmas Tree & Skating @ Rockefeller Centre

The 69th annual Christmas tree @ Rockefeller Centre NYC

Christmas in NYC wouldn't be the same without it...

Don't know why but the skaters remind me so much of the film "Love Story"...although it wasn't about New York. We have seen so many film stories evolve aroud this city that its reality is interwind with its big screen virtuality. After so much imagination and anticipation, it's hard to tell whether you are acually seeing it or just in front of the silver screen.

Apparently after Christmas the tree will be recycled and used in horse jumping training.



洛克菲勒中心每年竖起的圣诞树和滑冰场都有差不多70年历史，它们已经成为节日气氛的一部分了。每年这个时候蜂拥而至的游客都回来这里看看或者下场大显身手。

不知道为什么，看着滑冰的人们，听着场上的音乐，仰望硕大的圣诞树，感受着空气中弥漫的节日气氛，让我想起爱情故事这部电影,尽管这并不是关于纽约的电影。其实对于纽约有实在太多的电影带来的情景想象了，走到哪里都让人觉得很熟悉。香港和洛杉矶都给我这种感觉，又在想有哪一部中国电影看过之后让我想去那个地方看看？苏州桥？

Christmas Scene in NYC 2)

再应节景

small community park, downtown NY

街心公园, 纽约下城


We just walked all the way cross Brooklyn Bridge and were excited but cold, lost, thirsty and bursting at the same time. I said I have to take a brake to enjoy the scenery but actually my feet hurt and what I really wanted was to sit down.

其实拍这张照片的时候我们刚从河对岸走过布鲁克林桥,又冷又累又渴又走丢了,只好详装欣赏美景的样子.

雾景 2 Fog

A.
archive pictures from this time last year
去年的这个时候,原来也是很多雾呢

B.
nothing seems to hinder the rowers
天山鸟飞绝 万径人踪灭
划船的人们可是雨雾无阻

C.
ducks enjoy it too
野鸭们也自得其乐

Five Day Weather Forcast, Christmas 06

The big smoke living up to its name?