公園裡的 "張氏紫葳"

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《阿罩霧公園之張氏紫葳》

英文試譯版

Garlic Vines in the Ataabu Park

There's no lack of rain in my heart garden,

More sunshine is needed in this season;

While the vines bloom playfully in purple,

Swarms of bees are here humming in passion. 

-- Trans. & illus. by Mookoo Liang

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Note: The Google translation of the above English version sounds interesting to me: "我的心田不缺雨水，這個季節需要更多陽光；當蔓藤嬉戲地綻放紫色時，成群的蜜蜂在這裡熱情地嗡嗡作響。" For the original Chinese version, you may click on the Chinese title above, or on the first article in the following See Also.

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相關文章 (See also)：

1)  紫鈴藤 -- Garlic Vine Again!     (2018)

2)  情長紙短 huà 詩詞 (Part 2 of 2)     (2020)

永遠盛開的朱槿 (Chinese Hibiscus)

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My sisters Xiuzhi and Xiuqing came to see us yesterday.

My sister-in-law Bifeng came from Qingshui to see us today.

(And I just got a call from Rev. Lily. She said she and Daphne, one of the nicest sisters in our church, were coming to see us on Saturday!)

Two days ago my wife and I returned home from the hospital where she received an operation for the removal of the appendix. -- I don't think she has had her "cecum" or "blind intestine" removed, though in Chinese we usually refer to 闌尾炎 as 盲腸炎*. Anyway, my wife had stayed in the hospital from Saturday to Tuesday because of the emergency surgery. And since we got home, some of our close relatives and friends have been coming to visit us...

When my sisters (Xiuzhi and Xiuqing) left us yesterday afternoon, they noticed the Chinese hibiscus** with large bright red flowers at the foot of our neighbor's fence. I told them that it was an amazing plant with big red flowers all year round, without breaks. For me at least, it symbolizes "unfailing love and friendship."

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Notes:

1. * 盲腸很少發炎，所謂 "盲腸炎" 多是 "闌尾炎" 的誤稱；the so-called "盲腸炎" in Chinese (literally "inflammation of the cecum") is mostly a misnomer for appendicitis.
2. ** 朱槿（學名：Hibiscus rosa-sinensis；閩南語 Teng-á-hoe "燈仔花"；客家語 Thai-fùng-fâ "大紅花"）因原產於中國南部，歐洲各語系依循其拉丁學名乃稱之為 "中國薔薇" (英文：Rose of China or China rose; also called Chinese hibiscus)。

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相關文章 (See also)：

1)  窗外風光仍是美     (2022)

2)  From the Front Yard to the Central Ridge     (2020)

3)  Picking Roselle Fruits (朋友邀約採洛神花)     (2019)

窗外風光仍是美

#2022-1108

Ganxie Zhŭ! (Thanks to the Lord!) Women yòu yici jingli-le Ta de cí'ài -- Yueqin zai ruci jinjide qingkuang-xia, hai neng yudao zui-haode yiliao tuandui, shunlidi wancheng "lanwei qiechu" de shoushu.

Benlai, jizhenshi de yishi shuo Yădà zhe xinqitian meiyou waike yishi zhiban; ta jianyi women liji zhuanyuan dao Zhongguo Yiyao Daxue Fushe Yiyuan (China Medical University Hospital). Keshi women dui nali hen bu shouxi. Women kenqiu jinyibu xiezhu. Jieguo, jizhenshi yishi yong dianhua gen Yădà de waike zhuren Yè Jùnjié yishi lianxi.

Zhende ling ren gandong! Yè yishi jingran xisheng-le baoguide xiujia, yu xingqitian zhuancheng lai wei Yueqin jinxing shoushu . . .

A Life Note: My wife was discharged from Asia University Hospital today after undergoing surgery to remove the appendix. The photos below were actually taken by me at the ward window (7A13-2) on Sunday, Nov. 6, just hours before her surgery. -- Oh yes, a big thank you to Dr. Yè (葉俊杰醫師) and the medical team involved!

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相關文章 (See also)：

1)  A Life Note Regarding the Surgery     (2018)

2)  月之圓缺     (2020)

3)  永遠盛開的朱槿 (Chinese Hibiscus)     (2022)

10 Pictures of the Gazebo (霧峰亭)

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我心目中的霧峰亭 . . . 

由下往上看，一座涼亭

可有十幾種（甚至幾百種）

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不同的「風采／丰采」！

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Note: A gazebo, as in my mind, can come in dozens (if not thousands) of colorful styles. Look, this gazebo is a great example of ATTRACTION.

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相關文章 (See also)： 躲雨@霧峰亭     (2022)