暖冬cool夏
这里一年四季温暖如春，没有酷暑没有严寒......
在这片气候干旱之地生活了二十多年，我对春天的期盼，大概始于2017年的那个春天。那年冬雨充沛，唤醒了沉睡十年的种子。山峦仿佛一夜之间苏醒、沸腾——漫山遍野的罂粟花与各色野花，在青翠茂密的山坡上摇曳生姿--原来这里的春天也可以这么美。自此以后，我便年年盼春，期待那样的盛景再现。
去年从感恩节到新年，连绵大雨，让人对春心生希望-- 以为只要冬雨充盈，今春一定绚烂。然而，当春天真正来临，这份期待却被现实击碎——今年热得太早，二三月间气温已攀至八九十度。干燥而狂烈的山风，如同一台强劲的抽湿机，不过数日，便将积蓄的水分一扫而空。很快，青草枯黄，远望山峦，没有青绿没有生机。
不久，又听闻南加三月有两名登山者被响尾蛇咬死，其中一个就发生在我们以前常去的山谷里。有人还在网上发自己在附近山里拍到的响尾蛇视频——尾巴摇动，发出滋滋声响。那一刻，恐惧悄然滋生，我再也没有走进山谷的念头。
好花不常开，好景不常在。来日，也并必方长。
三月底四月初，朋友圈却频频传来故乡江南的春意。于是，在这80度上下的燥热春日里，我隔着屏幕凝望那一抹嫩绿——一边享受，一边想象，几分恍惚，几分怀旧。
或许，再过几年该退休了，挑一个春天回去看看。
人生兜兜转转，有得有失。转眼之间，春已去。
下面这张照片是朋友前不久去乐清雁荡山附近的筋竹涧拍的。这是怎样的一种绿啊：）
两三年没有好好唱歌了，好像只在去年儿童节，应邀参加“高山流水”活动时唱过一首。近日有心学了《丁香花》，找出十分老旧的手机录了下来（只有那只手机里有全民K歌），算是2026年的第一首歌，谨此留念。
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When the miles after miles of wild flowers erupted on the lushly verdant slopes of the valley that spring, I happened to hike gratifyingly there, looking at the breathtaking mountains with a bird's view from the top. It was 2017, an once-in-a-decade unexpectancy after abundant rainfall in the preceding winter.
Spring, the most picturesque season with flower blooms and velvet green from my childhood, becomes a distant memory after moving to this arid sunny land. For decades, it is almost forgotten --had it not been revived by the stunning beauty I witnessed that year.
"Spring here could be just as beautiful!“, I murmured to myself at the sight then, embraced by the equally soft spring wind from a different valley.
And because of this, I have longed for its return ever since. In the years that ensued, I prayed for bountiful winter rains, the only big rainy season, and my yearnings for good spring waxed and waned along with them.
Last winter did not fail us. The heavy rain pounded the land, resulting in King tides on the coast in early January and the appearance of green on mountains later in the month. But the unexpected warm temperatures and dry gusts soon evaporated the landscape. The green faded and soon retreated to the scorch of the merciless sun.
Then stories of two hikers bitten to death were spread in the social media. I know I wouldn't venture out this time to the valley we once frequented, plus that spring is nowhere to be seen.
*******Revised by Chatgpt:
When miles upon miles of wildflowers erupted across the lush, verdant slopes of the valley that spring, I happened to be there, hiking and taking in the breathtaking mountains from above. It was 2017—an unexpected, once-in-a-decade spectacle brought on by the abundant rains of the preceding winter.
Spring, once the most picturesque season of my childhood, with its blossoms and velvet greenery, had long since faded into a distant memory after I moved to this arid, sun-drenched land. For two decade, it was almost forgotten—until that year, when its beauty returned so vividly before my eyes.
“Spring here can be just as beautiful,” I murmured to myself, embraced by the gentle breeze drifting through a different valley.
Since then, I have longed for its return. In the years that followed, I found myself hoping for generous winter rains—the only true rainy season here—and my anticipation for spring rose and fell with them.
Last winter did not disappoint. Heavy rains drenched the land, bringing king tides to the coast in early January and a flush of green to the mountains soon after. But the warmth came too quickly, and dry winds swept through, draining the life from the landscape. The green faded, retreating under the relentless blaze of the sun.
Then came unsettling stories on social media—two hikers reportedly bitten to death. I knew I would not venture out this time. Besides, spring, it seemed, had once again slipped out of reach.
你们那“ 两名登山者被响尾蛇咬死”，真恐怖，小心，暖冬
谢谢你不吝夸赞，今年这里几乎没有春天呢，故此也有几分失落几分怀旧。菲儿先好好休息，有你，你们那里就春暖花开了！祝菲儿春好，周末快乐！
看到阿立的博客，东岸西岸，小阿立，吃吃喝喝玩玩，日子过得真潇洒啊！欢迎你来，也谢谢你来听歌，我们一起梦回江南！周末快乐！
“山峦仿佛一夜之间苏醒、沸腾——漫山遍野的罂粟花与各色野花，在青翠茂密的山坡上摇曳生姿--原来这里的春天也可以这么美。— 写出了最美的加州的春天的盛况，喜欢。”，是我心目中的加州春天，暖冬文笔太美了！我们这次虽然去了不少地方，但似乎各个地方的花季不一样，在哪里都没有看到最盛的时候。
歌声一如既往的的好听，上次的花妖也很惊艳，好喜欢！问好。：）
春意江南，故乡啊故乡！
暖冬的丁香花带我梦回江南。。。
我和沈香的嗓音不太相同，应该说，沈香比我唱的好多了，她的嗓音条件好，音域宽，很有气势，拿得起的歌曲也很多。谢谢好秋，祝四月快乐！
感动你这句“好花不常开，好友时时在”，花会谢，友情却常青！也谢谢Oncemm这么认真听歌读中英文写留言（英文写得太匆忙，刚刚发现好几个错误），谢谢你的甜心和鼓励，我想我会接着再唱再写的。那个被响尾蛇咬死的是个骑车的，据说在ICU呆了一个月还是没有被救活，加上今年根本没什么花，我就没去hiking了，估计以后也不太会去了，故此特别怀念曾经与队友爬山的时光。人在每个阶段做的事情不同，过了这个村就没那个店了：）
好雨知时节，去年你这个雨神带过来的冬雨下的很是时候：）只是今春太热，雨如果现在再来也太晚了。
纽约已经春暖花开了，Oncemm多出去美美，祝安康快乐！
因为疫情，我也是一直没有回国。去年，我回去探亲。以后，还会常回家看看。
这首歌是暖身，唱得不够好，但是是我现在真实的水平：）还在努力学别的歌曲，要争取多唱，这次唱了一首才觉得自己要抓紧多唱，岁月不饶人：）谢谢燕儿这么贴心的鼓励，这么有心去听老歌，祝燕儿那里的春天早日来临，早日春暖花开！
刚才补读了暖儿以前写的那篇舞蹈队的文章，同时欣赏了里面的两首歌，非常喜欢！真高兴，暖儿又开始唱歌了,这首丁香花也很好听呢。跳舞又唱歌，暖儿的生活很是丰富多彩哦。：）
— 写出了最美的加州的春天的盛况，喜欢。这次回国在北京坐机场快线看到了一片紫色的花海，很震撼。
也喜欢这首丁香花。暖冬的音质浑厚 淡然，喜欢。
记得你女儿歌唱得好，你要鼓励她多唱，想来她跟我一样，年轻时忙着带孩子、工作、做家务，希望她不要忘了“自我”。人生很短，年轻时多唱，留下点声音，老了可以给自己听听。
我们这里本来就四季不分明，今年更是热得早。希望枫兄那里春天早日到来！祝你健康快乐！
刚刚重新把歌load了一下，你再试试看。谢谢你的反馈！
你还来旧金山看野花了，北加不太清楚，南加今年几乎没有什么野花，估计北加也没有特别好（因为没有看到朋友圈有人贴：））不过，期待淡然的分享！
可怎么听不到暖冬的歌声呢，手机和iPad都试了，没有声音！
暖冬前些年笔下与相机中的加州野花，一直让我向往着。今年终于赶着春天去了旧金山，儿子问想玩什么地方，我说最想看的就是野花。虽然与暖冬见过的无法比，我已经很满足了！回头整理一下照片再汇报。