什么,海棠花节?朋友一提去那儿看花船游行,我就开始神往了。海棠花是观赏植物,共有1400多个品种,花船游行该是怎样一个壮观的景象啊!
海棠花节在卡皮托拉(Capitola)举行,我还是第一次听说这个小镇,不知道地方没有关系,反正现在有导航系统,只要有地址就能找得到。
找到卡皮托拉不难,但是找到那儿的停车位难了。转来转去转了好几圈,终于在一个无比遥远的街角找到了车位,然后就顺着人群一起往前走。看到街头挂着的海棠花节横幅,我轻轻地舒了一口气,总算找到地方了。
前面是一片蔚蓝色的大海,宁静,绚烂。我喜欢沙滩,喜欢阳光,但是花船游行在哪儿呢?到哪儿去与朋友会合呢?
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前面是镶嵌着儿童画的街道,远处是一望无际的大海。
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手机的接受信号不好,朋友说在前面桥边的沙滩上。我向四处张望过去,没有桥啊?也没有网站上显示的河流啊?
走吧,向前走吧,朋友说就在前面的沙滩上。白色的细沙滩,柔软,温和,绵绵的感觉真好,就是不能走快。
走着走着突然眼睛一亮,看到了那座寻找中的桥,以及桥下那条游行的河流。
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急急地跑了过去,看见了沙滩上的朋友。朋友一家头上一束花,胸前一圈花,美丽胜过花中仙子,加上后面那排彩色小屋,将我迷倒在人间仙境。
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朋友说现在时间还早,可以去河边溜溜,也用花儿把我们打扮一下。河边是一条长长的幽径,虽然行人颇为拥挤,依然散发着静谧的芬芳。花船游行的参加者做着最后的准备,检查着朵朵千娇百媚的海棠花。
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我们就用剩下的花骨朵儿,在黑色的发稍上缠绕上柔软的香瓣,在平常的衣服上妆点起斑斓的色彩。女人们象打扮花船一样打扮着自己,儿子在一旁静静地微笑着看着我们。
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终于到了花船游行的时刻,我们在沙滩上观赏着,为每一首花船鼓掌喝彩。花不醉人人自醉,色不迷人人自迷,今朝有缘来相会,观赏海棠众仙子。
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看完了一首首花船的表演,女儿又在沙滩上尽兴玩耍。
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我逛了一下卡皮托拉小镇。
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我在不同的角度,再次欣赏这座花都。
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