暖冬cool夏
這裏一年四季溫暖如春，沒有酷暑沒有嚴寒......
在這片氣候幹旱之地生活了二十多年，我對春天的期盼，大概始於2017年的那個春天。那年冬雨充沛，喚醒了沉睡十年的種子。山巒仿佛一夜之間蘇醒、沸騰——漫山遍野的罌粟花與各色野花，在青翠茂密的山坡上搖曳生姿--原來這裏的春天也可以這麽美。自此以後，我便年年盼春，期待那樣的盛景再現。
去年從感恩節到新年，連綿大雨，讓人對春心生希望-- 以為隻要冬雨充盈，今春一定絢爛。然而，當春天真正來臨，這份期待卻被現實擊碎——今年熱得太早，二三月間氣溫已攀至八九十度。幹燥而狂烈的山風，如同一台強勁的抽濕機，不過數日，便將積蓄的水分一掃而空。很快，青草枯黃，遠望山巒，沒有青綠沒有生機。
不久，又聽聞南加三月有兩名登山者被響尾蛇咬死，其中一個就發生在我們以前常去的山穀裏。有人還在網上發自己在附近山裏拍到的響尾蛇視頻——尾巴搖動，發出滋滋聲響。那一刻，恐懼悄然滋生，我再也沒有走進山穀的念頭。
好花不常開，好景不常在。來日，也並必方長。
三月底四月初，朋友圈卻頻頻傳來故鄉江南的春意。於是，在這80度上下的燥熱春日裏，我隔著屏幕凝望那一抹嫩綠——一邊享受，一邊想象，幾分恍惚，幾分懷舊。
或許，再過幾年該退休了，挑一個春天回去看看。
人生兜兜轉轉，有得有失。轉眼之間，春已去。
下麵這張照片是朋友前不久去樂清雁蕩山附近的筋竹澗拍的。這是怎樣的一種綠啊：）
兩三年沒有好好唱歌了，好像隻在去年兒童節，應邀參加“高山流水”活動時唱過一首。近日有心學了《丁香花》，找出十分老舊的手機錄了下來（隻有那隻手機裏有全民K歌），算是2026年的第一首歌，謹此留念。
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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.
你們那“ 兩名登山者被響尾蛇咬死”，真恐怖，小心，暖冬
謝謝你不吝誇讚，今年這裏幾乎沒有春天呢，故此也有幾分失落幾分懷舊。菲兒先好好休息，有你，你們那裏就春暖花開了！祝菲兒春好，周末快樂！
看到阿立的博客，東岸西岸，小阿立，吃吃喝喝玩玩，日子過得真瀟灑啊！歡迎你來，也謝謝你來聽歌，我們一起夢回江南！周末快樂！
“山巒仿佛一夜之間蘇醒、沸騰——漫山遍野的罌粟花與各色野花，在青翠茂密的山坡上搖曳生姿--原來這裏的春天也可以這麽美。— 寫出了最美的加州的春天的盛況，喜歡。”，是我心目中的加州春天，暖冬文筆太美了！我們這次雖然去了不少地方，但似乎各個地方的花季不一樣，在哪裏都沒有看到最盛的時候。
歌聲一如既往的的好聽，上次的花妖也很驚豔，好喜歡！問好。：）
春意江南，故鄉啊故鄉！
暖冬的丁香花帶我夢回江南。。。
我和沈香的嗓音不太相同，應該說，沈香比我唱的好多了，她的嗓音條件好，音域寬，很有氣勢，拿得起的歌曲也很多。謝謝好秋，祝四月快樂！
感動你這句“好花不常開，好友時時在”，花會謝，友情卻常青！也謝謝Oncemm這麽認真聽歌讀中英文寫留言（英文寫得太匆忙，剛剛發現好幾個錯誤），謝謝你的甜心和鼓勵，我想我會接著再唱再寫的。那個被響尾蛇咬死的是個騎車的，據說在ICU呆了一個月還是沒有被救活，加上今年根本沒什麽花，我就沒去hiking了，估計以後也不太會去了，故此特別懷念曾經與隊友爬山的時光。人在每個階段做的事情不同，過了這個村就沒那個店了：）
好雨知時節，去年你這個雨神帶過來的冬雨下的很是時候：）隻是今春太熱，雨如果現在再來也太晚了。
紐約已經春暖花開了，Oncemm多出去美美，祝安康快樂！
因為疫情，我也是一直沒有回國。去年，我回去探親。以後，還會常回家看看。
這首歌是暖身，唱得不夠好，但是是我現在真實的水平：）還在努力學別的歌曲，要爭取多唱，這次唱了一首才覺得自己要抓緊多唱，歲月不饒人：）謝謝燕兒這麽貼心的鼓勵，這麽有心去聽老歌，祝燕兒那裏的春天早日來臨，早日春暖花開！
剛才補讀了暖兒以前寫的那篇舞蹈隊的文章，同時欣賞了裏麵的兩首歌，非常喜歡！真高興，暖兒又開始唱歌了,這首丁香花也很好聽呢。跳舞又唱歌，暖兒的生活很是豐富多彩哦。：）
— 寫出了最美的加州的春天的盛況，喜歡。這次回國在北京坐機場快線看到了一片紫色的花海，很震撼。
也喜歡這首丁香花。暖冬的音質渾厚 淡然，喜歡。
記得你女兒歌唱得好，你要鼓勵她多唱，想來她跟我一樣，年輕時忙著帶孩子、工作、做家務，希望她不要忘了“自我”。人生很短，年輕時多唱，留下點聲音，老了可以給自己聽聽。
我們這裏本來就四季不分明，今年更是熱得早。希望楓兄那裏春天早日到來！祝你健康快樂！
剛剛重新把歌load了一下，你再試試看。謝謝你的反饋！
你還來舊金山看野花了，北加不太清楚，南加今年幾乎沒有什麽野花，估計北加也沒有特別好（因為沒有看到朋友圈有人貼：））不過，期待淡然的分享！
可怎麽聽不到暖冬的歌聲呢，手機和iPad都試了，沒有聲音！
暖冬前些年筆下與相機中的加州野花，一直讓我向往著。今年終於趕著春天去了舊金山，兒子問想玩什麽地方，我說最想看的就是野花。雖然與暖冬見過的無法比，我已經很滿足了！回頭整理一下照片再匯報。