笨拙的笔头无法尽述其美，让照片说话。A picture is more than a thousand words.
看完郁金香，我们开车去Deception Pass State park, 见到了架在两座峭壁间的大桥。桥下碧绿的湖水奔腾流向大海，那些顶风逆流而上的划艇爱好者泛舟水面；峭壁间，turkey vultures 自由自在飞行盘旋。回途中，我们还非常幸运地瞥见了栖息在一棵松树间的美国鹰，它那一头白毛在绿树间若隐若现。
After the flight took off about 10 minutes, we were over the vast sea. The sun was setting, casting its long sparkling orange streak on the gray sea surface.
An hour later at 7:55pm.
Sitting next to the window where the wing is, I saw a long wing extended with its flowery tail erected and pierced to the sky. The setting sun shone upon the tail, its reflection was cast on the metalic body. The tail, with its reflection, looked like a flying bird.
Except for the noise rumbling continuously, it was quiet and peaceful. I rested my head against the window, relishing the layered sky over the horizon, yellow, orange, pink, and blue , enveloped in a white haze. The sky and the sea were seamlessly connected, the blue color at the bottom could be where they met.
For a while, the plane felt like motionless, with bare mountains dimly in sight, unmoved. Then suddenly, something was moving quickly with its headlight flashing in the twilight. At first I thought it must be another small plane, but when it approached and passed to the other side of the wing, I sensed that it was a vessel gliding across the sea surface underneath.
The two-day-trip to Seattle is very fruitful and fulfilling. The weather there, though cold and windy sometimes, was mostly sunny, with intermittent light drizzles in the mornings or late afternoons. Coming from a drought state, we greedily relished at the lavish greenness, pristine air, and blossoming flowers. The new leaves were spreading in tender yellow color; flowers were heavily hanging over the branches. Everywhere we went, we saw white peach flowers, pink and rosy cherry flowers, purple magnolia, and the state flower Rhododendron. It is a feast to our eyes.
The highlight of our trip is the tour of Skagit Valley tulip festival. Although tulips are no new to us, being seen in stores or pictures, when we were embraced with the overwhelmingly flaming colors of red, purple, orange, yellow extending to the end of the fields, our jaws were dropping, eyes opening, and hearts immersed greatly in this postcard scenery. When we took a closer look, we noticed that in addition to colors, tulips came in varied sizes and shapes too. Some are tall and slender, some petals are big and have layers, some in budding and some in full bloom. Each type has its delicacy, charm and uniqueness. Its beauty is just beyond the description.
As the saying goes, a picture is more than a thousand words. If my memory decays one day, at least these pictures can attest to the beauty.
After lunch, we headed to Deception Pass, where a bridge connects two islands upon the rugged cliffs, creating a magnificent view and mysterious strong gusts on the bridge. We braved the gust and walked across the bridge and down to the beach. On our way back, a lady, who was standing on the other side of the bridge, excitedly beckoned us that there was an American eagle down below, hoping that we could capture it using the big camera. We hurried across, and there on a distant tree on the cliff stood a white-haired American eagle.
Sunday was another great day. We decided to hike the Poo Poo Point, the summit of which serves as the launching pad for paragliding. The mountain is 1760 feet high, the trails leading to the top are narrow and strenuous. When we finished the 2 miles trail in about an hour and half, we were panting and sweating. We joined the crowd in a large clear area, and watched the paragliders launching in the wind. One after another, the paragliders rose to the sky, floating and gliding at ease, with the colorful parachutes decorating the blue sky and white clouds.
Quite unexpectedly, the downhill hike turned out to be a pain, as the pain from the right knee as well as the toes bothered me in almost every step. But it is a rewarding hike, to be accompanied by my daughter, and to immerse ourselves in the spectular spring season.
魏薇 发表评论于
I came to read your English version. Since these flowers all in my mind, I fully pictured the beautiful flowers from you accurate and detailed descriptions. It looks like the city has similar climate as Washiongton DC where I visited years ago for cherry bloosom. Beautiful Tulips and great pictures. You beautifully writting brought spring to me alread!
回复 '7grizzly' 的评论 : Thank you, my friend, for your advice. I am actually waiting for it :)), as I know you must know how. For the time being, I will refrain from hiking a bit, as the knee still hurts today. I will try squat. We did not go and visit Bruce Lee's museum this year, as my daughter said it is spooky for her. So we hiked instead. It was a nice trip. As for the word delicacy, I never relate it to the food:))) .Have a great weekend!
7grizzly 发表评论于
It's a beautiful post!
Thanks for the word "delicacy," which in my mind meant nothing than good food ;-)
Downhill was a breeze until I switched to xeros.
And with the proverbial hammer in hand, I'd prescribe squat exercises for your knee ;-)
