带儿子“探险”去

留住孩子们成长的快乐时光。
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读过马克吐温的小说,又是survival电视迷的儿子,对大自然有着一种遐想。一次在缅因的camping让儿子总是记忆犹新,而随父远征钓鱼就是他最喜欢的户外活动了。随着今年钓鱼季节接近尾声,周末更多的是陪老爸骑自行车,跑遍小区的每个角落。几个礼拜老爸带儿子去了小区的边缘,正在新建的房子和后面荒芜的空地,吊起了儿子探险的胃口。老爸告诉他,邻居叔叔和老爸hike到那边,有清清的小湖,土堆的小山。可惜过去的几个礼拜,每到周四周五就雨水绵绵。每次父子俩骑到水泥铺就的街道尽头,就只能望泥兴叹了。

上个周末终于等来了好天。父子俩在街道尽头停好车,看看原本泥泞的野径虽没有干透,低洼的地方还有积水,但只要小心避开低洼的地方,hike已没有问题。扫了一眼新立的警告牌,与我们无关,父子俩就沿着汽车压出来的小径前行。野径两边是中西部常见的prairie grass, 比人还高。前行200米,眼前出现了一片小湖。无人打搅的野鸭悠闲地在湖水里嬉戏。儿子说从没想到这里还有一个隐藏的小湖。

越往前行路越难走,汽车压出来的野径越来越不明显。倘过过膝的野草前行,又一片小湖出现了。成百的野鸭,好多是拖家带口的父母在湖里觅食。周围一片宁静,只有偶尔驶过的摩托车的噪音提醒我们这片“世外桃园”其实离尘世不远。

小山在后面已开发的小区内,儿子说想去看看。要走近路,就得穿过几十米宽的prairie grass。老爸在前,用脚给儿子踩出一条路。可没有经验的儿子不是这条小腿被扎着了,就是那边裤子袜子上粘满了野草上的小刺。儿子一边抱怨,一边小心翼翼的前行;老爸一边开路,一边取笑儿子电视上学来的知识在际生活里一点也没用。50米宽的草地,居然花了儿子十分钟才穿越,累得儿子满头大汗。停下来,休息几分钟。翻过一道坎,脚下居然是碎石铺就的小径和一汪清水。得到老爸的许可,儿子挽起袖子,用小手掬起一捧清水,抹在胳膊和脸上。

小山不高, 可极目远眺,十万人口的小城依然尽收眼地。连绵不断的金色农地,让老爸想起了自己在平原地带的童年--日出而作,日落而息,目所能及的就是那么小小的一片天。只有登上河堤,心中才会涌起的一股豪气--什么时候才能到天的那边?

回到家,儿子在餐桌上给老妈讲着探险故事,老爸却在想,这乡下的孩子,是该多见见世面了。

(11/9/2009)

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