Pandemic Journal in Paintings II - 疫情下的圖像記憶 （之二）

 Pandemic Journal in Photos & Paintings II 

疫情下的圖像記憶 （二）

4/16/2022

Long distance social gathering, lectures and tea parties are becoming a reality

疫情下的虛擬現實

遠距社交 雲端講座 隔空茶聚 

How did I carry out such a tea party before Zoom became a popular sport？ I sent a picture of my tea set to friends and invited them to join me in an virtual tea meeting.  Included on the invitation is the name of tea to be served - Red Jade Tea 紅玉茶*

* 這是台茶 18 號的台灣紅玉茶，由在地野生山茶 與來自緬甸的大葉種紅茶交配成 的新品種。「森林紅茶」我以前送給幾位朋友的也是這茶的另一品牌。香味中據稱有薄荷、柚子 、玫瑰等多元香氣，這是書上説的，每個人聞到的肯定不太一樣。

 8/15/2020

Indeed, what a different world we are in today.  Every morning you wake up and think, the world we’re in has been turned upside down, could this be a dream?

But we are blessed with some tools at hand.  Technology!  Via PC, iPhone and other gadgets now most people owns at least one, we can still connect by email or other social platforms with one another and the outside world. 

That gave me the idea of having a virtual tea gathering just like old days.  

遠距的茶聚，拜科技之賜已有可能。無需清掃房間，準備茶具，甚至於燒水泡茶，每人收到一份虛擬茶具，杯中有無茶，或者是何等級的茶已經不重要了。

A small patio garden for flowers or vegetables 

車房外的屋角出現一個小花園

Gardening gives me a purpose to occupy some of my idle time and good exercise opportunity.  It also provides an excuse to go outside enjoying fresh air and sun !

居家依傍著山區

後院短籬外一片青綠草地

經常有鹿群經過

牠們是草食性動物成日不停的覓食

這一帶少有天敵，數十年來牠們以倍數成長

鹿隻成日在左近覓食，逐草而居漸行漸近我們的家園。後院經常是牠們造訪之地，園中新植花木蔬果，全成了鹿群的美點野餐

前院另闢小園，有人車之處，這些新種花草或能避過鹿群？

 

Below are separate stands for arrangement of various flowers

 

In the Park

逛公園 看水鳥

I like to go to the park nearby which has a lake.  Sit in the park bench by a swaying willow tree watching the water fowls play in lake and while away an entire afternoon 

公園有山有水任人徬徉

湖中一群白鳥戲水

安坐楊柳岸旁椅座

欣賞羽衣仙子凌波舞姿

Swan Lake

天鵝湖

Pair of swans spent a quiet time on the lake surrounded by trees in the wood with reflections of their branches swaying this way and that when the wind came 

湖面一對悠遊的天鵝

微風飄過激起陣陣漣漪

映照出婆娑搖曳的樹影

Below is a watercolor from a

*photo by a friend who lives nearby a lake in the East Coast 

Hope you’ve enjoyed the virtual tea gathering & sightseeing alongside me!

Grace