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Rainy, sunny and windy

(2018-10-16 19:25:51) 下一个
The long-awaited rain finally showered upon the parched land last Friday night and Saturday, in the third week of autumn. My Saturday morning was leisurely spent on bed, tucking myself in a warm quilt and reading under a light. I remember that the sky was leaden outside.  It was quiet in the neighborhood, except for the rhythmical dripping sounds from the roof and the ground. The peace was occasionally broken by the splashing noises from the street when a car collided with the then watery road surface. How dearly  they were after more than nine months of drought! I pricked up my ears to the melody, longing for the next one to come. It filled my heart with joys,  a joy that only rainy weather can bring.
 
But the rain only lasted a day and a night, when the sky cleared up on Sunday and the sun came out again.  Then in the wee hour of Monday morning around 2: 40 am, I was woken up by the howling wind from the half-opened windows. It was Santa Ana wind, notoriously known for its being strong, dry and warm or cold, visiting us every year. At dawn around 7 am, I got up and went downstairs to the backyard, looking worryingly at the tall avocado tree swaying hard from side to side. It will need to be cut one day, I told myself, as the extensive branches and leaves are now too close to the neighbor’s window.
 
On my way to work around 8:30, the wind seemed to be at its peak. It was like a powered mad man, gusting through the streets and alleys , whipping the trees, swirling the leaves and small branches off to the ground and into the air.  When small particles, such as the flying pine needles were dropped with force from the air to the car, it felt like hails. Trees by the streets were bending hard in the wind, with some snapped down in half, and some even uprooted from the soil. Living here for so many years, I am so used to the scenes, the damages or the warnings of wild fires it could bring forth, but I was saddened yesterday (10/15/2018) at the news of a 34-old woman living in a nearby city being killed by a big tree crashed over her car. What a catastrophe!
 
The wind finally died down this afternoon (Tuesday 10/16/2018),  littering in its wake the broken branches and piles of leaves, green or yellow alike, over the messy roadsides and lawns. When nature has its power beyond control, tragedies arise, and we as human beings sometimes feel so powerless, like ants in front of an untamed monster.
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暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 '风清fq' 的评论 : 风清好!风清过奖了,你也一定谦虚了,你的中文文笔这么好,幽默传神,又是医生,经过这么多年的各式训练,英文绝不会差的,只会比我好,而我这就是练笔罢了。谢谢风清的肯定和鼓励,多谢了,并祝好!
风清fq 回复 悄悄话 暖冬的英语博文写得越来越出色、细腻而传神。我真是望尘莫及,惭愧啊惭愧。
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 '每天一讲' 的评论 : It is a tragedy, and this is the first time that a toppled tree killed a person. What a bad luck the woman had. Thank you, yijiang, for your visit. Have a wonderful new week!
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 '7grizzly' 的评论 : So nice to know that you actually once lived in SD. Southern CA in terms of living environment is better than Northern CA in my eyes, though warmer and drier. Yes, the Santa Ana wind is horrible, reportedly at 50-60 mph this time, and in summer, it could easily trigger a wild fire. Thank you, my friend, for dropping by. Have a great new week!
每天一讲 回复 悄悄话 but I was saddened yesterday (10/15/2018) at the news of a 34-old woman living in a nearby city being killed by a big tree crashed over her car.
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it was such sad news. I feel sorry for that woman and her family.
7grizzly 回复 悄悄话 When I lived in San Diego 10 years ago, the locals blamed all wildfires on the Santa Ana winds. You are fighting the demon at the front line :-)
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 '寒一凡' 的评论 : 谢谢一凡特此前来夸赞,过奖了。祝周日好!
寒一凡 回复 悄悄话 暴雨、狂风、丽人行、悟。暖冬的文写的真好,生动、传神!
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 '彩烟游士' 的评论 : 游士好!我们这儿正好相反的,rain is so welcome, any time! Thank you for dropping by. Have a great weekend!
彩烟游士 回复 悄悄话 Rain, rain, go away,
Don't come any day!!:)
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 '狮子羔羊' 的评论 : Thanks, Lion King:)) IYou are right that weather should not be a major determinant of our life quality. Let's all endeavor to live happily. Have a good rest of week!
狮子羔羊 回复 悄悄话 Rainy, sunny and windy, most important is "living happily", I think you do.
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 '燕麦禾儿' 的评论 : 燕儿又来了,谢谢谢谢。你们那儿这么多雨水啊,那一定盼着天晴的,而我们这儿相反,春雨贵如油,我们这儿任何季节的雨水都很珍贵。燕儿周四好!
燕麦禾儿 回复 悄悄话 很有画面意境很感性的文字。我这里两周来几乎天天下雨,今天终于有晴天了。问候暖儿!
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 '菲儿天地' 的评论 : 菲儿好!菲儿和小溪姐姐一样都过奖了,就是一则日记的,你的贴那才叫精致的。谢谢菲儿鼓励,重阳节快乐!
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 'xiaxi' 的评论 : 遐西好!你过奖了,就是一则日记的。刚刚买菜回来,没有买到螃蟹,买了条带鱼过重阳。谢谢遐西今天的帖子,否则我又想不到的。重阳节快乐!
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 '南山松' 的评论 : 松松好!松松说得对啊,好不容易下场雨,又被这风吹干了,我们真是盼下雨的。谢谢松松,祝重阳节快乐!
菲儿天地 回复 悄悄话 回复 '小溪姐姐' 的评论 : +1我也喜欢看暖冬的文,中文享受,英文学习!:)
xiaxi 回复 悄悄话 暖冬神笔,降雨的欢乐和对狂风的忧虑,写得多么生动!
南山松 回复 悄悄话 好容易下了盼望已久的雨,然后就来了让人厌恶的风。在自然灾害面前,人类确实显得渺小。
暖暖写得真好:)
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 '小溪姐姐' 的评论 : 小溪姐姐过奖了,被你这么一说,我真以为自己写得有多好了:))这则只是日记,前面的有些也是记录点生活点滴,真没有感动天地的情和事,现在的生活就是这么平淡。小溪姐姐有颗柔软善良的心,才读出平淡中的真情。多谢小溪姐姐。
小溪姐姐真应该多写,你的父辈、你的名门望族、你自己的生活经历。相信在小溪姐姐细腻优美的笔下,两代人的生活一定会再现,会让我们在回顾了解历史的同时感动生命、感动人生!
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 'yy56' 的评论 : 闻香好!我写到这里的时候想起的是“蚂蚁撼树”,人在大自然面前太渺小了。谢谢闻香的喜欢!是日记,记点风啊雨的,供自己回顾:)
小溪姐姐 回复 悄悄话 读暖冬的文章,也是要把心先安静了,再细细品味的。字里行间慢慢就读出这位江南女子的善良细腻和她的款款深情。你读着她为了一场久盼透雨的欣喜,为成双成对在水面掠过的蓝蜻蜓的惊叹,为山路上一朵盛开小野花的赞赏。。。对瞬间逝去生命的悲伤。你从她的记载里--她每天日子里的人,事,物里体验到她对平凡人生的感悟和感恩,不经意间,你就被实实在在地感动了。这大概也是我为什么喜欢暖冬和她的文章吧。
yy56 回复 悄悄话 好优美的小文。真是如你所说, When nature has its power beyond control, tragedies arise, and we as human beings sometimes feel so powerless, like ants in front of an untamed monster.

每当听到洪水,地震,飓风,我都会想起那句当时那么时髦的“人定胜天的话多么可笑。
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 'Once-always' 的评论 : 我的日记小文被mm一点评顿时“蓬荜生辉”,你说的比我写的好,我这就把题目从The rain, the wind and the season 改了,改成“Rainy,sunny and windy":))多谢mm鼓励夸赞!
Once-always 回复 悄悄话 暖mm,你的英文小作一向细腻感人,从rainy day to sunny day to windy day, 情感和心思宛如几首曲目的连放,恬静欣喜忧愁,每一个过渡自然又带着些许无可奈何。是啊,我们终究只是自然的过客。。。
暖冬cool夏 回复 悄悄话 回复 'ziqiao123' 的评论 : 子乔请坐沙发,给你倒杯新茶!谢谢子乔的阅读和夸赞,感觉笔头有点生了,看来还是要练。难得下一场,结果被两天的大风早吹得没影了,今年真是尤其干旱的。希望在冬季!子乔周中好!
ziqiao123 回复 悄悄话 第一段写的真美,我眼前浮现出一个靠窗而坐的读书女子。
我们这边还一场雨没下过呢。
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