2023-08-23 National Ride the Wind Day

【You Could Never Take A Car to Greenland (2017)】

Maggie Smith (1977-)

        You could never take a car to Greenland,

        my daughter says. Unless the car could float.

        Unless by car you mean boat. Unless the ocean

        turned to ice and promised not to crack.

        Unless Greenland floated over here,

        having lifted its anchor. Unless we could row

        our country there. Our whole continent

        would have to come along, wouldn't it? Unless

        we cut ourselves free. What kind of saw

        could we use for that? What kind of oars

        could deliver one country to another?

        She asks, Why is Greenland called Greenland

        if it’s not green? Why is Iceland called

        Iceland if it's greener than Greenland?

        Unless it's a trick, a lie: the name Greenland

        is an ad for Greenland. Who would go

        promised nothing but ice? Who would cut

        her home to pieces and row away for that? 

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【《你永遠不能開車去綠地島》(2017)】

(美國)瑪吉·史密斯“珍珠·鐵匠”(1977生——)

【紅霞譯】

            你永遠不能開車去綠地島，

            我女兒說。除非汽車能浮起來。

            或者你指車為船。沒準海洋

            凍結成冰並保證不會破裂。

            不然綠地島早已啟航

            漂到此地。要是我們能划船把

            祖國載在那裡。整個大陸

            勢必跟着過來，對不？真要

            放飛自我。什麼樣的鋸

            我們可物盡其用？ 什麼樣的槳

            能將一個國家搖到另一個國家？

            她問，憑啥稱之為綠地島

            既然並非綠色？為何命名成冰島

            畢竟比綠地島還青翠？

            如若耍花招、玩把戲：綠地島

            無異於廣告打造的名字。誰會到一個

            除了寒冰什麼都沒有的地方？誰會抹殺

            自己的家園而駛向那裡？

【注】白城是綠地島南部最大的都市，人口僅3,000，尤以藝術而聞名，在很大程度上要歸功於綠地島著名藝術家“深情·山丘”(Aka Høegh)的努力。20世紀90年代，來自挪威、瑞典、芬蘭、冰島和綠地島的18位藝術家創作了《石頭與人》：大約40件精雕細刻的鯨魚、臉譜和其它雕塑分布在城中大街小巷，其中許多藝術作品直接雕刻在花崗岩石表面。

1932年用綠地島砂岩建造的紀念噴泉曾是整個綠地島唯一的噴泉，旨在向本國廣為流傳的捕鯨傳統致敬，被視為白城的支柱；聖公會救世主教堂是用打撈的挪威沉船木材建造而成的。

鯨島教堂位於鯨島峽灣源頭的狹長地帶，是綠地島最早(14世紀)的基督教教堂之一，被公認為本國規模最雄偉、保存最完好的北歐遺址。石牆長52英尺/16米，寬26英尺/8米，豎立在以前的墓地上方高達16—19英尺/5米—6米，附近坐落着宴會廳、馬廄和庭院的廢墟；該教堂最後一次記錄事件是1408年9月16日的一場婚禮。

綠地島全境大部分處在北極圈內，算作地球上人類最難生存的地方之一，當地人以捕獵為生，主要食物是海豹。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2020: Book Report—A Deep Dive into a Dream(讀書筆記—深入幻想)

2018: Shanghai the Magic City, China(上海—魔城)

2018: Shanghai—Paris of the East, China(上海—東方巴黎)

2018: Shanghai Bund—Pearl of the Orient, CHN(上海外灘—東方明珠)

2018: Shanghai—Starbucks Reserve Roastery, China(上海—星巴克臻選烘焙工坊)

2018: Shanghai—A Bite of Local Cuisine, China(上海—舌尖上的申城)

2018: Shanghai—Lujiazui Financial District(上海—陸家嘴金融貿易區)

2017: Lucerne—Salvation through Christ, CHE(瑞士燈市─救贖之城)

2017: Lucerne—Romantic Pearl of Swiss, CHE(瑞士燈市─浪漫明珠)

2017: Lucerne the Mournful Lion, Swiss(瑞士燈市─垂死獅子像)

2017: Lucerne the Chapel Bridge, Swiss(瑞士燈市─教堂廊橋)

2017: Lucerne—Variety of Standard, Swiss(瑞士燈市─多元文化)

2017: Basel the Fable Basilisk, Swiss(瑞士國王市—蛇王仙境)

2017: Basel—Home to Roche & Novartis, CHE(瑞士國王市—磐石與新藝術藥業總部)

2010: 天大地大(Heaven and Earth)

2009: 證書獎狀獎盃(Awards)

Caribbean Princess Moored off the Shore

(停泊海上的“公主·勇者”號)

Rugged Coastline (崎嶇的海岸線 08-23-2023)

Transport Tender from Caribbean Princess to the Port

(從“公主·勇者”號到港口的交通船 08-23-2023)

Major Ctr for the Saddle-Back Seal Trade 

(馬鞍海豹主要貿易中心)

Downtown (市中心)

Memorial Fountain (紀念噴泉 08-23-2023)

Meet School Boys @ Municipality of Kujalleq

(綠地島南部地區政府·偶遇初中生 08-23-2023)

Saviors Church w/ the Headstone of Hans Egede

(矗立“神慈·迷人”墓碑的救世主教堂)

Nave of Saviors Church (救世主教堂·主廳)

Organ of Saviors Church, Oldest Church

(最老的救世主教堂·管風琴)

Gertrud Rasch's Church (新“矛·快”教堂)

Altar of Gertrud Rasch's Church

(“矛·快”教堂——祭壇)

Town Bldgs (城市建築 08-23-2023)

Regional Hospital Painted in Yellow over Metal Walkway

(金屬走道上方漆成黃色的地區醫院)

Hotel Qaqortoq, the Only Lodge in Town

(白城酒店·全市唯一的賓館)

Intuit Boot @ Hotel Qaqortoq

(白城酒店·原住民靴子 08-23-2023)

Great Greenland Furhouse (大綠地島皮草世家)

Brugesni Grocery Store (雜貨店)

Erkigitse Cemetery (公墓)

Whales of "Stone & Man" in Lithographs

(石版畫《石頭與人》·鯨魚)

Smiling Inuit Faces & Fish

(微笑的原住民臉譜與魚 08-23-2023)

Stone & Man (石頭與人)

Cows Head w/ Large Horns (長着大角的牛頭)

Inuit Face (原住民臉譜)

Ancestors of the Inuit (原住民祖先)

Inuit Face (原住民臉譜)

Whale Chiseled into Rocks (鑿入岩石的鯨魚)

Farmstead Bldgs of Hvalsey Church Ruins

(鯨島教堂遺址·農莊建築 08-23-2023)

Hvalsey Church Standing Proof of the Norse Vikings' Presence in Greenland Built in 1300

(鯨島教堂遺址·建於1300年，是北歐海盜出現在綠地島的有力證據 08-23-2023)

Arch Window of Hvalsey Church Ruins

(鯨島教堂遺址·拱窗)

Damp Cold & the Drizzling Rain in Hvalsey Fjord @ 48^oF/8^oC

(濕冷和毛毛雨中的鯨島峽灣·華氏48度/攝氏8度 08-23-2023)

Seal Meat Being Butchered on Sale @ Fish Market

(魚市·出售宰殺的海豹肉)

Beach Peas (山黧豆)

Diamond-Leaf Willow (懸鈴木柳)

Harebell Raindrops (圓葉風鈴)

Orange Lichen & Speckled Greenshield Lichen

(橙色地衣和斑點綠盾地衣)

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