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【China(亚洲中国)】
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· Beijing, Last Day in Hometown | · Cheng Mansion Banquet, China( | · Nanjing, Ever Cry, Never Life | · Suzhou Museum, IM Pei Masterpi | · Suzhou, Shantang Hist Cultural | · Suzhou, Cold Hill Temple in Ch | · Suzhou, Tiger Hill of China(中 | · Suzhou, Pan Gate Scenic Area i | · Suzhou, Venice of the East in | · Suzhou, Lion Grove Garden of C |
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【Switzerland(欧洲瑞士'2017】
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· Alpine Waterfront Towns, Swiss | · Einsiedeln, Abbey & Cheese | · Alpine Potpourri, Swiss(瑞士阿 | · Lucerne, Pilatus the Dragon Mt | · Lucerne, Heart of the Country | · Lucerne, Salvation through Chr | · Lucerne, Romantic Pearl of Swi | · Lucerne, the Mournful Lion Swi | · Lucerne, the Chapel Bridge Swi | · Lucerne, Variety of Standard S |
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【Austria(欧洲奥地利'2017)】
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· Mozart & Strauss Concert, | · Belvedere, the Austrian Galler | · Vienna, the City of Music in A | · Vienna, the Capital of Dreams | · Wachau Valley, the Queen of Fr | · Dürnstein, the Lionheart Cast | · Melk Abbey, Austria(奥地利梅尔 | · Wachau Valley, Wine Tasting AU | · Linz, the Hitler Youthhood AUS | · Upper Danube, Austria(奥地利多 |
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【France(欧洲法国'2016-24)】
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· Le Havre, the Beautiful Concre | · Rouen Cathedral, Monet's | · Rouen, City of One Hundred Bel | · Saint-Malo, the Corsair City i | · Mont St-Michel, Wonder of the | · Dinard, Cannes of the North in | · Lorient, the Town of 5 Ports i | · Walled Town of Concarneau, Fra | · Bordeaux, Port of the Moon in | · Chateau de Ferrand, Grand Cru |
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【Germany(欧洲德国'2016-18)】
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· Black Forest NP, Home to Cucko | · Baden, the Longest Wine Region | · Breisach, the Haven of Romance | · Kehl, the Rhine Throat of Germ | · Strasbourg, FRA/Mercedes-Benz, | · Speyer, 2027 Years of Glory DE | · Speyer, the Emperor Burial Pla | · Speyer Cathedral, Germany(德国 | · Mannheim, the UNESCO City of M | · Ludwigshafen, BASF Headquarter |
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【Turkey(欧洲土耳其'2015)】
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· Istanbul, Topkapi Palace TUR( | · Istanbul, the Gate of Felicity | · Istanbul, Grand Bazaar TUR(土 | · Golden Horn @ Marmara Sea, TUR | · Bosporus Strait, the Narrowest | · Seljuk, the Sacred Place TUR( | · Kusadasi, the Aegean Resort TU | · Dardanelles Strait, Sea of Hel | · Istanbul, the Blue Mosque TUR( | · Istanbul, the Basilica Cistern |
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【Greece(欧洲希腊'2015-18)】
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· Katakolon, Traditional Dishes | · Olympia, the Promised Land GRC | · Olympia, Mountain of the Gods | · Cape Sounion, Temple of Poseid | · Rhodes, Grand Master of the Kn | · Rhodes, Acropolis of Lindos in | · Cycladic Mykonos, Greece(希腊 | · Delos, Apollo & Artemis GR | · Khios, Nea Moni of Chios Greec | · Khios, the Homer's Stone |
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【Asia(静观亚洲'2013-19)】
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· Beijing, Last Day in Hometown | · Cheng Mansion Banquet, China( | · Nanjing, Ever Cry, Never Life | · Suzhou Museum, IM Pei Masterpi | · Suzhou, Shantang Hist Cultural | · Suzhou, Cold Hill Temple in Ch | · Suzhou, Tiger Hill of China(中 | · Suzhou, Pan Gate Scenic Area i | · Suzhou, Venice of the East in | · Suzhou, Lion Grove Garden of C |
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【Ecuador(南美洲厄瓜多尔'20】
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· Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador(厄 | · Kicker Rock/Witch Hill, Ecuado | · Frigatebird Hill, Ecuador(厄瓜 | · N Seymour, Ecuador(厄瓜多尔北 | · Bachas Beach, Ecuador(厄瓜多尔 | · Bartolome Island, Ecuador(厄瓜 | · Sullivan Bay of Santiago Is, E | · Isabella Island, Ecuador(厄瓜 | · Rabida Island, Ecuador(厄瓜多 | · James Bay of Santiago Is, ECU( |
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【S.America(漂流南美洲'2012】
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· Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador(厄 | · Kicker Rock/Witch Hill, Ecuado | · Frigatebird Hill, Ecuador(厄瓜 | · N Seymour, Ecuador(厄瓜多尔北 | · Bachas Beach, Ecuador(厄瓜多尔 | · Bartolome Island, Ecuador(厄瓜 | · Sullivan Bay of Santiago Is, E | · Isabella Island, Ecuador(厄瓜 | · Rabida Island, Ecuador(厄瓜多 | · James Bay of Santiago Is, ECU( |
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【10th Grade(高中二年级'201】
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· Beijing, Last Day in Hometown | · Cheng Mansion Banquet, China( | · Nanjing, Ever Cry, Never Life | · Suzhou Museum, IM Pei Masterpi | · Suzhou, Shantang Hist Cultural | · Suzhou, Cold Hill Temple in Ch | · Suzhou, Tiger Hill of China(中 | · Suzhou, Pan Gate Scenic Area i | · Suzhou, Venice of the East in | · Suzhou, Lion Grove Garden of C |
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【9th Grade(高中一年级'2017】
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· Beijing, TongRenTang Chinese M | · Beijing, the Prosperous WangFu | · Beijing, Heart for Friendship | · Nanjing, Brotherly Affection i | · Shanghai, Nanjing Intercity Ra | · Shanghai, the Magic City of Ch | · Shanghai, Paris of the East in | · Shanghai Bund, Pearl of the Or | · Shanghai, Starbucks Reserve Ro | · Shanghai, a Bite of Local Cuis |
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【8th Grade(初中三年级'2016】
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· Alpine Waterfront Towns, Swiss | · Einsiedeln, Abbey & Cheese | · Alpine Potpourri, Swiss(瑞士阿 | · Lucerne, Pilatus the Dragon Mt | · Lucerne, Heart of the Country | · Lucerne, Salvation through Chr | · Lucerne, Romantic Pearl of Swi | · Lucerne, the Mournful Lion Swi | · Lucerne, the Chapel Bridge Swi | · Lucerne, Variety of Standard S |
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| 小学三年级·烟囱雨燕驻我家(2012 Chimney Swift) |
| 2012-08-15
早在中国古时,文人雅士就一向乐于借助莺燕新社北来,赞美春回大地,草木复苏更生,万物争荣勃发。元代著名杂剧家乔吉曾在《天净沙•即事》中妙语连珠,“莺莺燕燕春春,花花柳柳真真,事事丰丰韵韵”,世间人情因为大自然极富浪漫的景象变化而充满诗情画意。
今年春季不知什么时候,我家娱乐室壁炉烟囱飞进了一对不速之客──烟囱雨燕,它们把叼来的细枝当建筑材料,用唾液分泌物作粘合剂,在烟囱内侧背阴深处,沿壁垂直搭起一个皿状鸟巢,再将自己身上的羽毛啄下编成床褥,“思为双飞燕,衔泥巢君屋”!随后产卵生蛋繁育后代,夫妻俩共同哺育爱情结晶。
此时此刻,久居寒舍长达八年之久的我们老少三代竟对之全然不知,丝毫没有察觉身边这对驻扎多日的特殊“房客”。直到进入三伏天,外面异常干旱,酷热的空气让人招架不住,几只幼鸟相继破壳而出,随着长辈唧唧喳喳的尖叫声以及幼代嗷嗷待哺的觅食声日趋高涨,无端打破了往昔的宁静,我们方才意识到“冥冥花正开,扬扬燕新乳”。
烟囱雨燕春来美东沿海地区,夏至乡间我家门下,秋去加勒比海热带雨林,冬移南半球秘鲁亚马逊河流域,因为善长栖息烟囱而得名。值得强调的是,它们还特别享受宾州候鸟法律保护,任何人包括我们做东家的主人在内一概不得破坏其生存权力,即使烟囱雨燕不请自来,有意侵占私家地盘。也就是说,我们既不能随便下逐客令将其扫地出门,又不能滥用权力伤害其一根汗毛。否则,自以为是者将面临$5,500美金处罚;明知故犯者甚至有对簿公堂坐牢入狱的可能。
据书上记载,烟囱雨燕体长12~14厘米,羽毛呈黑褐色,翅膀奇长,羽衣致密,外形与燕子十分相似。它们素来结队出行,主要以飞行昆虫为食。听说很久很久以前,原生代烟囱雨燕最初择密林丛中的树洞而居。由于众所周知的原因,生态环境日趋改变,以现代化城市为中心的基础建设逐步向植被条件优越的广阔天地延伸,结果即使远离都市闹区的偏僻乡村同样四处大兴土木,森林覆盖面积越来越小,以树洞为唯一家园的生活方式逐渐消失。如今愈来愈多的新生代烟囱雨燕与时俱进,慢慢移居到相对安全的民房烟囱,甚至落户于寒舍壁炉通道,于是上演了一幕“昔日王谢堂前燕,飞入寻常百姓家”。
以前每当窗外知更鸟、金冠鹪鹩、北方红雀、金翅雀、仿声鸟、蓝翅黄森莺、棕顶麻雀飞来飞去,我们免不了因其悦耳的歌声、婉转的音律乃至矫健的身影而由衷的感叹。想不到跟烟囱雨燕朝夕相处了一段时间之后,我们所收获的却是另一番莫明的感叹。
烟囱雨燕喜欢早起,每天天刚朦朦亮便开始大呼小叫。少的心急火撩,急切催促爹娘上路,赶紧替它们找食糊口;老的则风雨兼程,为子女一日数餐费尽心思。与此同时,睡在隔壁楼上的我们深受其害,从梦乡中惊醒后,常常翻来复去无法再度入眠,我们只好眼望着天花板,无限怀念以往没有烟囱雨燕做伴的日子,那时我们一觉睡到自然醒,即使正常起床不图懒惰,怎么也得耗过七点逼近八点!
午休时分骄阳似火,毛头幼雏大概热昏了头,忘记自己羽翼未丰,玩命扑扇着根本飞不灵光的翅膀。壁炉里传出阵阵骚动,先是短喙上下交劲,接着叽哩咕噜牢骚一通,好像点名道姓抱怨郁闷心烦的天气。我们见此状况,索性远离家庭室,躲到别处任何犄角旮旯图个清静。耳不闻,心不烦!
到了晚间,待烟囱雨燕吃饱喝足情绪少许安定之后,我们蹑手蹑脚打开电视,准备观看2012年伦敦第卅届夏季奥林匹克运动会比赛,不料这下又骚扰了它们,使得本来打算进入梦乡的烟囱雨燕大动肝火,你一言我一语,叽叽呱呱嚷翻了天,矛头直指我们,恨不能把全部委屈一股脑儿发泄出来。来者不善,善者不来,烟囱雨燕绝不是什么好惹的家伙!
一想起“年年此时燕归来”,令人心生余悸。我们下定决心,只等烟囱雨燕一个个长大离去,立马请来专业师傅,牢牢地给烟囱戴上防护帽,并将其走后留下的鸟窝取下留作永久纪念。咱惹不起,毕竟躲得起。 轻轻的你走了, 正如你轻轻的来; 你轻轻的招手, 作别西天的云彩。 好不容易,我们的日子又回到了从前。 Chimney Capped by Wells & Sons Chimney Srv. Inc. (大卫·威尔斯烟囱服务公司安装烟囱盖) Chimney Swift (烟囱雨燕)
Chimney Swift Nest Viewed from the Bottom (从下仰望烟囱雨燕鸟巢)
Chimney Swift Nest (烟囱雨燕鸟巢) 相关博文(Crosslink): 小学三年级(3rd Grade) |
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