初秋的正午，外面的阳光依然灿烂无比。我站在厨房的窗口，洗着菜，忽地又见金黄色的蝴蝶在窗前飘过。那一束艳黄在骄阳下格外夺目。
翩翩的蝴蝶本是属于原野山谷的。而今年，只有在今年的夏天和初秋，我却时不时瞥见它出现在家门口。有好几次，我拿起相机冲出去，却怎么也无法追逐着它忙碌的身影、清晰地扑捉到它的靓丽。隔壁的Tom说，因为今年是El nino, 我们才有幸在夏天常常见到它。如果果真如此，蝴蝶，你从哪里来，又将去向何方？若干年后，如果再有El Nino, 你还会翩然而至吗？
Like any sunny day in southern CA, the sun is shining brightly outside. Standing in front of the kitchen window, I was cooking for the lunch. Butterflies, the golden butterflies, came to my sight again, flittering in the bushes. For the whole summer, and now the early autumn, I have been seeing them flying around, in my area and in the community. While it is common for butterflies to frequent in the wilderness, it is quite a rare scene for them to appear in this arid season in the community, not at least for years. They are like a sparkling yellow streak that dances in the air, adding color and liveness to this dull neighborhood. Enticed by its yellow wings, I grabbed a camera and stepped out in the hope of captivating its beauty. However graceful they are, the butterflies are busy, and non-stopping, no matter how hard I have tried and how long I have waited under the sun. I had to give up in the end, but the joy of encountering them stays with me in a quiet Sunday afternoon.
