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。