海棠花節人自迷
文章來源: 圈外閑人2013-11-23 15:41:32

什麽,海棠花節?朋友一提去那兒看花船遊行,就開始神往了。海棠花是觀賞植物,共有1400多個品種,花船遊行該是怎樣一個壯觀的景象啊!

海棠花節在卡皮托拉(Capitola)舉行,我還是第一次聽說這個小鎮,不知道地方沒有關係,反正現在有導航係統,隻要有地址就能找得到。

找到卡皮托拉不難,但是找到那兒的停車位難了。轉來轉去轉了好幾圈,終於在一個無比遙遠的街角找到了車位,然後就順著人群一起往前走。看到街頭掛著的海棠花節橫幅,我輕輕地舒了一口氣,總算找到地方了。

前麵是一片蔚藍色的大海,寧靜,絢爛。我喜歡沙灘,喜歡陽光,但是花船遊行在哪兒呢?到哪兒去與朋友會合呢?

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前麵是鑲嵌著兒童畫的街道,遠處是一望無際的大海。

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手機的接受信號不好,朋友說在前麵橋邊的沙灘上。我向四處張望過去,沒有橋啊?也沒有網站上顯示的河流啊?

走吧,向前走吧,朋友說就在前麵的沙灘上。白色的細沙灘,柔軟,溫和,綿綿的感覺真好,就是不能走快。

走著走著突然眼睛一亮,看到了那座尋找中的橋,以及橋下那條遊行的河流。

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急急地跑了過去,看見了沙灘上的朋友。朋友一家頭上一束花,胸前一圈花,美麗勝過花中仙子,加上後麵那排彩色小屋,將我迷倒在人間仙境。

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朋友說現在時間還早,可以去河邊溜溜,也用花兒把我們打扮一下。河邊是一條長長的幽徑,雖然行人頗為擁擠,依然散發著靜謐的芬芳。花船遊行的參加者做著最後的準備,檢查著朵朵千嬌百媚的海棠花。

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我們就用剩下的花骨朵兒,在黑色的發稍上纏繞上柔軟的香瓣,在平常的衣服上妝點起斑斕的色彩。女人們象打扮花船一樣打扮著自己,兒子在一旁靜靜地微笑著看著我們。

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終於到了花船遊行的時刻,我們在沙灘上觀賞著,為每一首花船鼓掌喝彩。花不醉人人自醉,色不迷人人自迷,今朝有緣來相會,觀賞海棠眾仙子。

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看完了一首首花船的表演,女兒又在沙灘上盡興玩耍。

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我逛了一下卡皮托拉小鎮。

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我在不同的角度,再次欣賞這座花都。

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