Wednesday 30 November 2011

Beautiful North (2) - Canada 美丽北国(2)-加拿大


A secluded corner in Ontario, encountered only by fate, is enchanted with northern magic. In its charm, mundane reality loses substance. Magic can of course be a spell also. Failing to harness its power, one could be trapped by its beauty, sapped of life, never to escape.
I find the northern seasons enthralling. The spring air is filled with hope, not moisture. Summer is exuberant, indulging with light. With the first sign of autumn heralded by maples and sumacs, the aestival landscape turns brightly colourful in front of our eyes. Then day by day, leaf by leaf, the transient brilliance of the fall would be claimed by the winter snow. Vast forests are now bare, allowing us to see through, looking forward to spring, in great silence.
Even in the artificial environment of the cities, the climate up north reminds us of nature's ruthless vicissitudes. By comparison, the gentle south seems prosaic and uneventful.
加拿大的风光很多人都认识。不过在安大略省遥远的北方有一角落,彷如仙境,与世隔绝,不着外间人迹。这里每一寸的土地都有魔力,令烦嚣的现实显得虚幻。当然魔力的另一面可以是诅咒,令着了魔的人沉溺,失去斗志。
我特别欣赏北国的四季鲜明。北方的春天充满希望,一点也不湿闷讨厌。夏天活力洋溢,处处生机。但繁华茂盛转眼即逝,秋杀瞬间把苍绿取替,换来短暂的缤纷。还来不及赞叹枫叶和漆树的绝艳,严酷的北风已经横扫大地。举目所见,铅华尽洗。昨天浓密的树林变得凋零疏落,一眼可以看通。万籁俱寂当中蕴藏着无限的活力,耐心地等待春天的再临。
北方,就算在现代城市的人造环境之中,仍然保留了几分大地的无情,提醒着人类只不过是大自然的一分子。相比之下,南方温和纵容的天气反而显得平庸乏味。



O Canada! 枫叶之国

Light image 光影
Twilight 薄暮彩霞

Where people recharge the land 户外茅厕:回馈大地
Human Cottage 人间小筑
Mist Salutation 雾之礼

Dog 狗
Cat 猫
Deer?鹿?


Garden Salad 自种自足
Summer Fair 夏季游乐场


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