A Moonless Mid-Autumn Festival
When I finally got off the work, it was past six. There were only a few cars left in the parking lot. I walked towards a tree, under which parked my car, with fallen leaves scattering on the front cover. The parking spot under a tree is always my preference, since the shade of the tall tree will shield the Californian sunlight off the car body, making it an ideal place for a thirty- minute nap during the lunch hour. But a busy day like today, a nap would be a luxury.
Tired and a bit cold, I got in the car. After a day’s exposure to the 70+ F temperature, the car was just comfortably warm. Getting out of the empty parking lot, I was on the local street. The sky was just as gloomy as it in the morning. It was only ten minutes’ drive, but long enough to recall the conversations I had with the daughter the other night. At first, I texted her to remind her of the Mid-autumn festival, of getting a glimpse of the fullest moon, if available. She texted me back if we ate any mooncake. The answer was no. Without her, I didn’t have the mood and necessity to buy them or make ones. Then I remembered her coming back for Christmas and decided to make a phone call. Over the phone, I suggested a vacation out of town somewhere for the Christmas and New Year. She told me that she would not like to go anywhere else except home, which she has been away for a year and a half, emphatically her longest duration ever. What was indicated in her tone is like “Can you believe, Mom, that I have been away for so long?” When I tried to correct her that it was actually a year and four months, she grunted a bit for my being unpathetic. I understand your nostalgia, baby, I said to myself.
The dinner was prepared within thirty minutes. After dinner is our regular walk time. When LD and I stepped out, the moon was nowhere to be seen. Living in a sunshine place, we are so used to sunny days and moonlit nights. The absence of a full moon, on this particular day, triggered a sense of loss.
However, this sentiment was soon overcome by the enthusiastic greetings from friends on WXC. It becomes part of my life now to blog and "talk" with bloggers. Thanks to this virtual city, we, who don't know each other in life, are connected in the air, and meeting people afar around the globe is made not only possible but a reality and a joy.
我的中秋也沒有月餅沒有月亮,好像忙得都記不得抬頭看天了,好像也沒有時間來傷感……
倒是你的生活很令我羨慕呢,父母家人都好,又空巢,有自由。好好享受吧,親!
我也在想,是不是把博文也另寫一份英文的,這樣就可以和女兒交流了?
暖冬周中快樂。
我是小說讀多了:-)最近狂讀,讀書會還定期分享。有空我寫出來最近的一本,實在不錯。
我的中秋之夜是“對影成三人”,暖冬好幸福!
暖冬周末快樂!
今年我們這兒也是陰雨沒有月亮,月餅倒是吃了好多~~
我也沒看到月亮,今天晴天今晚再試試。
祝好。
在文學城我們能相互交流也是緣分。讓我們相伴一段時間,在歲月中留下一些印記。
希望我們的孩子活出青春的亮麗和色彩!
理解你當時的心情,初來乍到的,兩手空空,想來我們一路走來不容易的。一講也是個多愁善感之人吧。希望我們的日子越過越好,花好月圓!謝謝一講一路到支持!
我至今還記得2000年的中秋,當時還住在公寓房,晚上到外麵去倒垃圾,無意間抬頭看到一輪明月掛在天空,登時思鄉心情油然而生,四周一片寂靜,於是站在外麵看那輪明月,五味雜陳。。。。
現在好像過節的氣氛越來越淡,大家都隻在微信裏過節。暖冬多愁善感,思念父母和女兒之心我感同身受。不過我覺得你老公這樣挺好,難不成你還想讓他跟你一起傷感;)許靜美這首城裏的月光我也喜歡。
時間過得真快,一轉眼,我到文學城五個月了。這五個月以來,暖兒的博客是我常常流連的地方。喜愛暖兒的博文,更喜歡暖兒這個人。能在文學城遇見暖兒,真好!感恩!:-) 暖兒,中秋節快樂!