Walking down the memory lane

Walking down the memory lane

步行於記憶之巷

3/8/2025

The house we lived in for 40 years and the surrounding scenes in nearby area would be left behind and engraved in our memory lane once we move away.

I. The lakeside scenes 小湖風光

1. 瞭望晴空萬里雲天

踏足濛濛煙雨後

春日的芳草野花，夏午濃蔭間的輕風送爽，秋季的彩葉世界及寒冬的冷冽蕭颯。觀不盡良辰美景、數不清徘徊躑躅….

Just like a backyard garden, our footsteps covered the area around the small park lake many times over past decades or two

2. Colors of Autumn 湖畔秋景

3. 鳥兒天堂

鷹翔遠空 Hawks hover over in blue sky

點水白鳥 White birds skim on lake water

II. The Trail and hillside scenes 步道上

天朗氣清的日子走在步道，旁邊一條小溪流蜿蜒流注不到一里路的公園小湖。麻雀雖小五臟俱全：鹿躍山間，水鳥亂飛；白鷺、蒼鹰、鵲鳥忙著築巢；白尾灰兔（cottontails ) 和長耳大野兔（jack rabbits) 競走；松鼠四竄、螞蟻搬家，各司其職。就我一人閒著，還替它們錄像寫生，記錄這些天下小事（originally written 10/6/2017)

III. Things found inside or outside my home 牆𥚃牆外

Outdoors Scenes 牆外

1. Bird of paradise flowers attract hummingbirds

天堂鳥花叢吸引蜂鳥來採蜜

2. Hummingbird 枝頭的蜂鳥

3. The persimmon tree 後院的柿樹

Picking ripe persimmons in late autumn

Watercolor by Grace

Indoor Activities 室內活動

1. Recreation for leisure time

「堆寶塔」圖畫詩

Building tower - a pictorial poem*

* Things we do to while away time including: Writing Chinese calligraphy, painting, admiring exotic flowers, appreciating beautiful articles, reciting poems, sampling old homemade brew, solving math problems, breaking down doldrums, watching movies, chatting freely, etc. - from “building a tower” (gl)