三月了 (w English)

转眼送走了二月。日子就在这样不紧不慢中度过一个又一个星期，从周一盼周五，盼周末，不经意间，三月了。今天上班，越南同事对我说，中国新年过完了，上周五结束了，问我吃了什么，是不是芝麻汤圆，我含糊其辞。事实上，我连汤圆都没买，想着家中有黑芝麻，可以自己做的，后来发现要放很多黄油，想想不健康，一犹豫就错过了。这年越过越没有年味了。新年时，家里就两个人，冷冷清清，LD还加班，冰箱坏了，倒是吃了几次海鲜龙虾，请朋友过来喝喝茶，就算过过了。站在中西文化的边缘，节日越来越失去了它原先的意义，人也越来越懒，图简单省事。好在有文学城，大家还热闹一阵，好在有微信，可以看到家乡的元宵灯节和母亲桌上准备的元宵羹，让人记起“过节了”。

 

二月底三月初的那个星期(上星期)下了两场雨。今年雨水少的可怜，除了一月初的两天大雨，今冬好像就这四场雨。去年的今日，我们去了奇诺岗看青草满坡，山花烂漫；今年的山至今还是荒的，油菜花连叶子杆子的影子都未见到，更别提花了。而我，还是满心期待的，期待下个星期，下下个星期，期待一年中唯一的季节，让山有生机，让春光中有春色。

 

周日，窗外阳光明媚，雨后的天空湛蓝。我们驱车出门，并无明确的目的，因为尚不知山路是否依旧关闭，只想在春光中兜一兜，感受春的气息。沿路经过几个公园，发现山路重新开放了。欣然间，车开到一山脚下，走了一条新路，登上了熟悉的山顶。这是一个我们看过日落、看过朝霞的山顶，而在日光中远眺更有着别样的美－－远处的雪山被白云缠绕，分不清是雪还是云，不远处的海水蔚蓝宁静，孤帆远影，让人遐想不已。

 

在准备下山途中，还见到了加州鹌鹑，大大小小十几只，一只只从小树丛中走出来，头戴花頂翎，匆匆觅着食。这一切都有幸摄入镜头中，贴出来，分享于此。

 

昨日还读到梅子姐的一篇博文，触动我心底的那根弦。或许人生真正属于自己的时间就这几年，可以静下心来看点书，记录点东西。在我，除了珍惜还是珍惜。

 

 

It is March, the month when the mountains used to turn green and flowers blooming. However, this year the scant rainfalls in winter and prolonged heat and drought deter the arrival of spring. 

 

When we drove out and ascended to the Top of the World yesterday, the mountains in front of us are still bare and bleak, with the withered branches and grass from last year dominating the sight. But looking closer, we know spring is in store.  The scattering new grass are shooting from the mud. Soon they will outgrow the old lifeless plants, carpeting the mountains with a new layer of lush green. Thanks to the two recent rainfalls last week, we are hopeful.

 

We saw Californian quails today, more than ten of them, one after another, coming out of bushes to search for the food on the roadside.  They must be of a family, with adult quails having bigger crowns and the young tiny ones.  We stood still across the road, holding our breath while our cameras were zooming and clicking.

 

Yesterday’s hiking was strenuous and short, a new route leading to the same destination.  Sweated, we climbed up the steep slope, breathing loudly and laboriously. Forty minutes later, we reached the top.  Looking down upon the zigzagging trails below, the vast stretch of placid azure sea on one side, and snow-capped mountains afar on the other, we felt rewarded.  How many times have we been here, to witness the glorious moments in the dawning sky, the stunning sunset in the dusk, and the beauty of broad daylight manifested in the sun and the breeze? And how many more times can I still come here in the future?

 

You may say, as many as you want.  Maybe, maybe not. A post by Meizi from Australia stirred something deep inside me. As a generation who waded through all the hardships, we are like sandwiches, having aged parents in our shoulders and a future new generation in our mind.  Perhaps these are the only few years that I can wholeheartedly own to myself, when I can loiter time online and over my blog, doing things at my free will.

 

Hopefully with the financial freedom we strive to achieve today, life can be better taken care of in the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[暖冬cool夏]

回复 '边走边看66' 的评论 : 边边好！是啊，气候反常，我们去年年底很暖和，现在倒是偏冷一些。希望你们那儿春天早日来临！什么时候让你看八字：)))祝边边周四好！

[边走边看66]

三月了，我们这儿花没开，却又大雪纷飞，想着二月的时候还有摄氏20度的日子，我露胳膊露肉地在阳台晒太阳，转眼冬天又来，这世界变化真快，我有些不明白了。

[暖冬cool夏]

回复 '每天一讲' 的评论 : 一讲好！ I take that as a compliment.不过，我哪有觉晓会写啊，她读的书比我多多了，还会写小说，比不了的，多谢多谢。嗯，这鹌鹑这么好看，哪会想起来吃啊：))汤圆其实有在买，LD爱吃的。谢谢一讲临博！

[暖冬cool夏]

回复 'ziqiao123' 的评论 : 北加绿了，我们这里还没有呢。这周末再下场雨，山应该很快会绿了。真是怀念去年的春色。大山里就是鸟多些，其实只要是动物、植物，美的都喜欢：))

[ziqiao123]

暖冬喜欢拍鸟，我们这儿也下了几天雨，山都绿了， 花也开了。大自然，无论是花草还是动物，给我们带来身心愉悦。

[暖冬cool夏]

回复 '风起云止' 的评论 : 风起好！纽约都被你逆得下雪了，你厉害着呢，改天写股市啊：))谢谢风起临博，谢谢夸赞，等着你的下一篇佳作啊！

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回复 'GraceX' 的评论 : Grace好！是啊，我看到朋友圈里北加朋友post的，你们那儿的坡已经绿了，真羡慕。据说这个周末还会下雨，期待雨水啊，你懂的。谢谢Grace，改天跟你学唱歌。

[风起云止]

暖冬这篇有点感怀，中英文俱佳。眨眼三月了，纽约都被风起写逆光了，又回到了隆冬。明天大雪。

[GraceX]

暖冬，三月快乐！漂亮的鸟儿，我们北加州最近雨水不少，下个星期预计有几场雨，乐死我了，因为雨过之后将是一番独特的美景。

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回复 '亮亮妈妈' 的评论 : 亮亮妈妈好！对喔，看见过的，是不是你的博文上那次说用芝麻糊粉，还有我怎么没有想到用蜂蜜的。多谢亮亮妈指点，有空就去试试。祝好！

[亮亮妈妈]

买盒黑芝麻糊。用两袋粉加点蜂蜜成馅省事好吃。