翩翩的蝴蝶本是屬於原野山穀的。而今年，隻有在今年的夏天和初秋，我卻時不時瞥見它出現在家門口。有好幾次，我拿起相機衝出去，卻怎麽也無法追逐著它忙碌的身影、清晰地撲捉到它的靚麗。隔壁的Tom說，因為今年是El nino, 我們才有幸在夏天常常見到它。如果果真如此，蝴蝶，你從哪裏來，又將去向何方？若幹年後，如果再有El Nino, 你還會翩然而至嗎？

 

Like any sunny day in southern CA, the sun is shining brightly outside. Standing in front of the kitchen window, I was cooking for the lunch.  Butterflies, the golden butterflies, came to my sight again, flittering in the bushes. For the whole summer, and now the early autumn, I have been seeing them flying around, in my area and  in the community. While it is common for butterflies to frequent in the wilderness, it is quite a rare scene for them to appear in this arid season in the community, not at least for years.  They are like a sparkling yellow streak that dances in the air, adding color and liveness to this dull neighborhood. Enticed by its yellow wings,  I grabbed a camera and stepped out in the  hope of captivating its beauty. However graceful they are, the butterflies are busy, and non-stopping, no matter how hard I have tried and how long I have waited under the sun. I had to give up in the end, but the joy of encountering them stays with me in a quiet Sunday afternoon.