暖冬cool夏
这里一年四季温暖如春，没有酷暑没有严寒......
晚饭后，天色尚早。我们进了一家华人超市买菜，还买到了新鲜的茭白，$9.99一磅。第一次看到有卖新鲜茭白的。(周日做了茭白炒肉丝 味道鲜美，父女俩都很爱吃。) 买了一车菜，这才打道回府。
It’s been more than three weeks since J is home. As she was struggling with her work in the daytime and busy preparing for her interviews at night, life was strenuous. Even I couldn’t sleep well:)) The good news finally came when she got two verbal offers last week right after the interviews. A relaxed weekend is long overdue.
When I woke up Saturday morning (10/23), the sky was gloomy from the nightly rain. But this wouldn’t change our plan, and by 10:30 we were heading to LA, Malibu beaches in particular. It still drizzled on and off on the way, but as we approached the destination, the sky cleared up and the sun came out. The sun is the best artist, people say, as soon it filtered out the gray color and brightened the sky with azure blue, patching it with white clouds.
At J’s guide, we meandered up the tortuous roads towards Malibu Point Dume. As we zigzagged deeper into this narrow road with no parking allowed by the roadside, more secluded and luxurious million-dollar houses were seen amid the sheltering trees and bushes. Then a sudden opening view of a sea front wowed us. Unfortunately the only roadside that allows parking was packed, and he had to wait by the side for any car to leave. But within the next 20-30 minutes while J and I strolled along the cliff, no car ever left. Having seen so many a time the beaches and views, maybe he liked better staying in the car playing with his cell phone:)). Overlooking the wide stretch of the sea, the vista point provides a bird’s view of wider and more tranquil sea. What impressed me most was however the waves -- they were like beautifully embroidered white laces, rolling out like a massive triangle sheet and shrinking quickly as the waves lashed on.
Afterwards, we drove further north, stopping at El Matador State Beach. None of the visitors wore masks, and neither did we.
J said that she missed California food a lot, and among them is taco. So after many right turns and left ones, we found a taco restaurant in an alley, ordered the food and drove on to our next stop--Runyon Canyon Trail. But parking was so fully packed in front of a steep up-slope entrance that we have to give up hiking this time. It was only 4ish, and we decided instead to go to a Michelin- recommended dim sum place to have early dinner. We were lucky as we later found out that the restaurant actually closes at 7pm.
On the way back, J connected her pop songs in her cell phone to the car radio. It was the first time I heard the songs, so new, so sensational and so different, they were like fresh air breathing into my ears. For sure, she brings us a new life, but lurks seemingly at every corner is the generation gap.
补读了你写的菲律宾同事的故事，一个普通人，却有着让人敬佩的对生活之重坦然承担的力量！
祝贺暖女儿找到心仪的工作~~~多么温馨美好的团聚，暖冬好好享受吧！：）
一家出行，温馨圆满。 单反的“色彩应该是最真实的”， 新式的手机相机的芯片肯定带有更先进的处理软件。就像现在的一些 PASS， 人臉都能象鸡蛋壳似的。 ：）
马里布海滩就是要漂亮一点点，当然还是比不过从Hearst Castle看大海的那种辽阔深远。
虽然心年轻，但是各方面还是渐渐走向衰老，不可抗拒的。加上这里气候太干，阳光太强烈，也是"催"老的:)
下个月开始就有长节日了，小小的女儿也应该快回来了。不过你们刚刚一起游过东部的:) 谢谢小小临帖，新周好!
一家人在一起外出游玩其乐融融，好温馨美好，幸福的一家子！
暖冬要把那个“老”字去掉，看过暖冬的pp，离“老”还很遥远，哈哈！
好好享受与女儿在一起的美好时光：））
妹妹的文中处处散发着温暖又轻松的感觉。女儿好贴心，回来陪伴你们这么久，太羡慕了。
好羡慕在加州的，片片震撼，巨石，小鸟，太有意境了。老宅女，老宅男，暖冬，你笑死我了，哪有这样称呼自己的，人家快70的都觉得自己还是年轻人呢，哈哈哈。女儿好棒，请客你们，我家的上班后还没请过呢。：）祝你们全家团圆，旅游开心！
你还真猜对了，1-2和最后一张是单反，有日期的是红米，其他色彩特别好的是苹果。
你们那里快六点了，猪肚软了吧，祝你们有个暖心暖胃的秋夜!