Part 1: A Different Kind of Spring Tour
With the blossoming of spring, people are taking advantage of all the time available to go out and travel. Or excursions, or driving tours, or with the group tours, or abroad, are in nature and places of interest to find their own joy and happiness. I, on the other hand, couldn't go out due to special reasons, but that didn't stop me from spring traveling. I enjoyed my unique spring tour in my own way.
Just after the New Year, spring couldn't wait to poke her pure and beautiful head out. Her spring-like eyes seem to be closed, hazy and intoxicating. Wherever her gaze reaches, it inspires a ray of warmth and comfort. So the white, moist snowflakes pouted and waltzed shyly, wearing dance skirts made of pink apricot blossoms, white pear blossoms, and yellow spring flowers, and slithering to earth. All of a sudden, the whole sky and the earth was covered with a white windbreaker. So, in the past, it seems quiet and wise Manjushri Pagoda has become more cold, so that people can not help but give birth to the real piety; in the winter held up the sword of the date palm tree, but also sprung to the spring girl adoration of tenderness, so that people do not feel from the bottom of the heart out of a light joy; as for those clover, but also become more gentle, more calm, melting people's restless mood.
Perhaps can not wait to see the green, snow girl holding the hand of the spring girl ran into the spring yard. She turned herself into pure snow water, nourishing the earth, nourishing all the living things on the earth. Thus, the marble on the square has the spirit, moist, very eye and heart; streets on both sides of the neat green belt has been dry in the grass, are also blooming out of the tender buds; willow children also become soft, naughty ha ha a faint sweet breath, to the square canopies next to the willow tree cover a layer of green fog shirt; peach blossom children are also yawning, opened a year's sleep of the eyes of the lost, intoxicated with the warmth and beauty of the world. The world of warmth and beauty.
In the blink of an eye, after two or three rainy baptism of spring, spring is officially on the field. She with pear, peach, apple, sycamore tree flowers, and a variety of wildflowers woven into the garland, wearing a green dress dotted with rapeseed spots, spit with a faint sweet-scented fragrant breath, in a variety of birds heavenly harmony, jumping in front of the beautiful ballet appeared in front of the people. So, people are drunk; even those little cats and dogs, birds and flowers are drunk.
Send the children to school, I will continue to stay in Wenshu Square exercise for nearly an hour. I don't like those programmed workouts, such as doing exercises, playing tai chi or others. I just like to take a walk and be free, letting my body and mind be absolutely open to the gifts of spring.
The square is bustling with activity. Fifty to sixty middle-aged and elderly people were doing simple but varied health exercises to the accompaniment of soothing music. Everyone is so focused and engaged. Forty to fifty middle-aged and elderly women were dancing a cheerful square dance to the accompaniment of very strong rhythmic and unrestrained music. Everyone was so joyful and full of vigor. Fifteen or sixteen men and women in Taiji suits were running Taijiquan with all their hearts to the accompaniment of ancient songs such as "High Mountains and Flowing Water". So cozy, so harmonious. There were also many men, women and children scattered in the square, or doing sit-ups like no one else. Or running with each other on the equipment, leg press, pull-ups. There are also three or two with the owner of the walk of various breeds of dogs, or alone to play, or play with each other. In my eyes, all this is so natural and harmonious, full of warm spring. My heart was completely melted by this cozy and harmonious scene, and I was without myself. By the time a bird chirps, or the whistle of a passing car on the street pulls my heart back to my body, I'm going home.
The purpose of the spring trip is nothing more than to appreciate the beauty of nature, breathe the fresh air of spring, unload the fatigue and depression accumulated in the work life in the weekdays, and get happy, comfortable and happy.
I have eight or nine pots of flowers on my balcony. Except for three pots of potatoes and one pot of bamboos, the others are all hanging orchids. I have no research on raising flowers and plants. The original also raised cactus, hair tree and smoking ghost, but all let me raise dead. At the end of the day, only these pots of hanging orchids are left. The remaining empty pots, I planted sprouted potatoes in them, and to my surprise, they grew strong seedlings, and also bloomed recently. I have created a miniature spring landscape on my balcony.
The flowers of the hanging orchid are snowy white flowers the size of popcorn. The flowers of potatoes are grayish-purple one-centimeter-sized blooms. They are few and small, but in the heart of my eyes, they are a sprawling garden. As much as I can make my body and mind happy, as much as I can let me remove all the fatigue.
I don't like group tours, I just like to travel alone with a backpack. Especially in the quiet scenic area, I will sit down, relax and let myself completely into the green sky, white clouds, wild flowers, birds chirping environment. Let his heart and body and the beautiful spring scenery and integration of the only, feel that only in complete harmony with nature can enjoy the joy and comfort. At home, although there is no such quiet place, but I will sit cross-legged on the sofa, relax yourself, the quiet environment into my feelings. I call this method mind-walking. Once I have relaxed my mind and body, I can feel a great sense of tranquility around me, and even the sound of those sirens, which usually feel very noisy, and the sound of chainsaws from homeowners renovating in neighboring neighborhoods, seem to have lowered their decibels and become much more pleasant to the ear at this time. Add to that the rhythmic clanging of the clock hands' footsteps and the cheerful chirping of the birds in the trees in the small garden downstairs, as well as the lazy light barking of the puppies fed by the caretaker, and the silence and seclusion were instantly pulled into my room. It was as if I could also feel the coolness of the breeze and the faint scent of flowers. The blue sky with wisps of white clouds and the boundless, fragrant grassland were all that filled my mind.
Spring is the season of hot and cold air currents, the weather is unpredictable. But every change brings surprises. Or apricot blossoms by the snow, or drizzle, or flowers, or fall red all over the ground. The beauty of spring inspires my desire for photography. Whenever I see a beautiful scene, I will pick up my cell phone and look for the best angle to record the beauty. In my spare time, I will open my cell phone album and slowly savor it. There is a drizzle in the streets, dim street lights reflecting on the road full of rain, hazy and dreamy; there are tender green like fine threads of willow, woven into a long silk curtain, hanging all over the square of the canal, softly flicked the tip of the heart of the tourists, let a person itch; there is a square of the low-lying water reflected in the inverted pagodas and trees, mesmerizing; there are also carefree kite-flying little boy, little girl that innocent smiling face.
I do not know that the celebrity said, there is spring in the heart, then even in the severe winter is warm and melting; if the heart is only severe winter, then, even if you stay in the spring flowers all over the spring, but also will not smell the aroma of spring flowers. I created a spring for me with my heart, and also enjoy my spring tour with my heart.
Part II: Spring tour of Hongze Lake
A spring March morning, several technical school students met to go to Hongze Lake. Taking a tour of Hongze Lake is one of the most enjoyable moments of our restless technical school life. From the technical school to Hongze Lake, about three kilometers or so, curved gravel road, vehicles sporadic, moist morning breeze on the face, very pleasant, the vast world, showing us a charming watercolor realm: green fields, soft as duck down, foot spread out and gradually hidden in the light mist. Scattered villages, for the first green bushes and deep green bamboo forests surrounded by the occasional silhouette swaying, reminiscent of the Peach Orchard. A small, clear, meandering river accompanied us on our journey and disappeared at some point into the green world. Gradually, you can see the distant Hongze Lake embankment, as if a goose yellow with a light green screen, meandering into the distant void. I remember that the first two times I went to Hongze Lake, the lake winds roared, turbid waves lapping at the shore, the lake echoed the sound of roaring waves, a stern, grim ` weather. Therefore, this trip to Hongze Lake tour, we can not help but have new expectations.
Sweat on the forehead, we finally mounted the embankment of Lake Hongze. A breath through the embankment on the dense forest, to the lake, the body and mind suddenly drunk: at this moment the Hongze Lake, a blue hectare, wave smooth as a mirror, as if from the water and the sky, split from another piece of the sky, a few pieces of white sails on the surface of the water, the general lightness of the clouds, floating. Eagle shadow soaring, water birds rise and fall, quite a kind of all kinds of competing for freedom. Lake wind gently swept, the near water surface born dense ripples, as if some kind of large group exercise squad, while the far more broad water, is always smooth as a mirror, I do not know if this is the illusion of sight. We or sit on the lake on the stone nap, or pick up a small stone, thrown to the lake, listen to the magical nature of the echo.
Hongze Lake waters are rich in fish and shrimp, and therefore has become a paradise for waterfowl, wild birds. In summer and fall, the green sea of reeds around the lake, active waterfowl, wild birds in amazing numbers, into the reeds, it is easy to pick up a variety of bird eggs. At this moment, if you have a good enough sight, you will find that not only the water birds in the near water, but also the vast expanse of the lake in the far distance, there are countless small black dots, the constellation of general tranquility. Some students say it is ducks, but I have little knowledge in this area, just a long time to stare, in vain to recognize something.
When one of the students took out a camera that had already been prepared, we were buzzing again, scrambling to take pictures. The spring water of Hongze Lake is not strong, many of the rocks on the shore are exposed from underwater, so we have to show bravery, cross the water to stand on these rocks, to create a picture of people in the lake. The one I kept a picture of, I felt good about myself and later enlarged it to four inches as a memento of my technical school days.
Our hustle and bustle startled a rabbit in the nearby bushes, which leapt up, drew an arc, and scurried away in a puff of smoke. After taking pictures of us, we ran along the direction of the hare, the lake embankment wandered up, expecting to perhaps encounter something. Turned a lake bay, but saw a thin old man in front of us, constantly bending down, to pick up the scattered stones, built up to the pile of stones, looks very hard. We were busy running over to help.
The old man wiped a handful of sweat on his face: "Thank you little comrade, where do you come from?"
We said from the oilfield technical school.
The old man nodded. Apparently, the oilfield technical school is very famous in this area. He also pointed to the scattered stones and said, "I don't know which naughty children, throwing stones around."
I think the old man is a little too serious. These scattered stones seem too insignificant on the huge, winding embankment like a dragon.
But the old man opened the box: "Before liberation, Hongze Lake is a big harm, often flooded! Often flooding. 1932, heavy rains, the lake soared, after the dike flooding engulfed hundreds of thousands of people's lives, millions of people homeless ...... Now the dike, is 1961 under the personal command of Zhou, day and night fighting for five months to complete the project, when mobilized hundreds of thousands of civilian workers and troops commanders, from now on, the Hongze Lake Peaceful." We helped the old man to move the stone, while listening to his story, and learned that he had been a New Fourth Army soldiers, now is the director of the Hongze Lake management, but not born a few parts of respect.
Moving the stone, we walked to the water's edge, wash the face of sweat. The lake water is cool and refreshing, from the ripples that seem to have been familiar, through a trace of distant mystery. Wash the sweat, my hands are still in love with the lake, like being grafted by the lake, until the classmates shouted behind them, only reluctantly left.
Part III: Spring Tour in March
Spring has a hundred flowers in the fall there is a moon, is a good time of life. March, wind and sunshine, beautiful scenery, peach and willow green, warbler grass, nature from the sleep of the awakening, everywhere showing a faction of vitality. In this clean and clear, picturesque season, people or with friends and companions, or family travel, to the park, to the countryside, to the valley, to the forest, into nature, embrace nature, appreciate nature, will certainly be happy, multiply the interest of life. The blue sky, warm and bright sunshine, fresh and intoxicating air, slow and soft wind, so that your spirit is one of the refreshing, what sorrow, worry, fatigue will be thrown into the clouds.
Spring tour, the ancient name "trekking", meaning to the outskirts of the trampled on the grass to play, is an ancient custom. In the Tang Dynasty, Du Fu said, "I was treading on the riverside, and when I looked back, I saw the flags". In the Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu wrote, "In the southern part of spring, when we tread on the green, the wind and the horses neigh." Wu Weixin's poem, "The wind of pear blossoms rises at the time of Chingming, and tourists go out of the city in search of spring." All these poems truly reflect the lively scenes of the ancient people trekking around the Chingming Festival and the happy mood of the tourists. Spring trekking is not only the hobby of the ancient people, but also a contemporary entertainment and fitness activities in the spring.
Spring is a green world, green plants are not only pleasing to the eye, but also can purify the air, reduce the noise in the environment, soothe the tired nerves. Therefore, the spring out of the countryside, in the vast embrace of the earth, in the turquoise wilderness, in a gold-colored rapeseed flowers, as if not spend money for the air bath, sunbathing, to help you spit out the old, refreshing, refreshing, adjusting the heart, not only to achieve the health and fitness purposes, but also indulge in the spring of the fascinating color and fragrance of the flowers, and for a long time, and Yadayatsu, the aftertaste.
Spring tour is a good sports activity. Through walking, cycling, hiking and other fitness activities, that can exercise the body and will, improve cardiorespiratory function, strong bones, promote digestion, improve sleep, received the effect of exercise and fitness, but also cultivate sentiment, broaden the mind, and add infinite interest to life.
With the passage of time, spring tour out of a new pattern. Such as "visit the farm spring tour", the use of spring tour, out of the city, towards the mountain village, into the farm, look at the hope of the fields on the rosy spring, really make people relaxed and happy, relaxed and happy; taste of the farmhouse smoke curls in the cooking out of the garden of the new vegetables, the mountain countryside game, home brewed wine, there is a new wind in the face, the breath of freshness refreshing the heart, can not be drunk, lips and teeth of the aroma of I would like to enjoy the fresh air, the freshness of the air, the strong flavor of the tea but not drunkenness, and the fragrance of the wine on my lips. If I can see my old classmates and friends, I will help them to pick a few vegetables in the garden, pluck a few weeds in the wheat field, or even wave the whip and hold the new plow to roar a few cow songs, so as to use the plowshare of faith and the seed of sweat to pour out a passion and sow a piece of hope. For people surrounded by steel and concrete buildings for many years, it is undoubtedly a happy thing. Another example is "picking wild vegetables spring tour" use of double holidays or holidays, the family came to the countryside fields, valleys, family picking competition, so that the joy of family often add the interest of the mountains and fields. Elderly in the pathway between the hook sinking yesterday's anecdotes, humming that familiar song; lesser in the collection of ferns, vetches, ferns, head of wood, toon, chestnut, stone beans and so on dozens of kinds of wild vegetables in the growth of insight, sense of this "green food, heavenly good vegetables," the elegance of the style. Choose this way of spring tour of the family table, most of the same exclamation can be heard: "Pick your own wild vegetables is more flavorful than the market to buy!" Another example is "the use of group planting activities spring tour" not only can participate in physical labor exercise, experience collective life, enhance the friendship between comrades, units, between the upper and lower levels of feelings, but also can cultivate the sentiment, express emotions. Activities, or sweating, tree planting contest, or local materials, sitting around the picnic, or poetry singing, talking about the world, or looking for flowers to appreciate the green, watching clouds and fog, etc., are full of youthful romantic atmosphere, rippling with passionate vitality.
"Seeking spring must be early in the spring, see the flowers do not wait for the old flower branches." In the melting spring of willow green and red flowers, the spring breeze as a companion to spring tour, hold on to the hand of spring. In this great spring, let us bathe in the sun, embrace the green hills, enjoy all that nature gives us, enjoy a swim in the sea of spring, really feel the spring of the wind and spring of the pleasant it!