師大園藝社於11月12日週六, 在陳惠芳、陳旺海夫婦的長寧工作坊家, 舉辦2016 Year End Party。 倆位師大藝術家,以低調樸實的氣質,全心全意設計出的理想中四時和宜的庭園, 再度請到大家來分享。 同時, 李淑貞給年度review, 菊花茶品賞會,帶上自家自種自製的菊花、柿餅、柿乾、水果茶等來共襄盛舉。 大家可以品嚐熱騰騰的魚翅海鮮米粉羮(下圖: 魚翅瓜, 我們也拿走了2個), 交換植物種子或盆株。
惠芳、旺海夫婦歡迎詞:
很高興陳光郁社長給我們機會再度請到大家來分享。自園藝社2013年成立至今,當年下種和接枝的結果開始有收穫了,正是我們可以分享的時刻,也是我們要向指導繳交作業了。感謝會長的用心,淑貞學長的指導,請來專業老師們無私的分享,才能進入這個領域,從此真悟到泥土的芬芳,提升休閒的品質。
我們的小苑歡迎大家一起來,希望拋磚引玉,除了対外開放的講座,理論上的知識,也有咱們內部會員的互動,成果覌摩等的聯誼聚會,可以有更多的機會植物交換,將來也可能會有綠色健康生活提案,如大家動手來製作手工肥皂,材料取自院子內的花草,有意思吧!
這次我們可以分享一些植物小苗,因為前幾天的大雨,催生很多種苗,似乎春天來到,很多株百香果,玉竹,辣椒,建議大家若想帶回去就自帶小花盆,小鏟子,或膠袋,分享專家們指導如何正確採集,回家包活的花苖或剪枝。
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我們沿著公園內的Lake Anza走一圈,湖上還有一些悠遊的鴨子。 路高低不平較難走,戰戰兢兢, 然後走到Botanical Garden, 如果春天來這裡,百花盛開, 會很漂亮。我們在草皮上野餐,有Oakland Chinatown買的越南燒烤雞肉豬肉三明治,郤是意外的好吃! 最後走到公園最頂端Inspiration Point,後面是水源保護區San Pablo Reservoir,再走一些路, 風景也很棒, 可以看到舊金山海灣大橋,可惜沒過去。
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我只拍到這個走的戰戰兢兢視頻:
這次也許用英文多了,因為這報告是我和兒孫及in-law討論中秋節、嫦娥等等的結果,他們是不懂得中文的。 我13歲的孫女已經跟我討論有關遺傳人類學,因為學校有教,哈哈。我兒子給我發email有關中國歷史的特別文章: Chinese Civilization Come From Ancient Egypt。 別把這當荒謬事, 否則可能你的子孫會用英語教你中國歷史。 我的舊金山Asian Art Museum專家朋友還特意問我這個題目。
On 9/15 Thursday, it will be Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, the 2nd largest beside Chinese New Year. Actually it is celebrated in most east Asian countries. There are 3 popular legends: Chang-e 嫦娥 Flying to the Moon; Jade Rabbit 玉兔 Pounding Medicine; Wu (Woo) Gang 吳剛 Chopping Laurel Tree. The stories are so old that nowadays some researchers think "Queen Mother of the West" in the story is Egyptian Queen. Ha... Below watch Chang-e flying in sky 嫦娥飛天:
Interestingly the lady and the rabbit were mentioned in a conversation between Houston and the Apollo 11 just before the moon landing.
Houston: Among the large headlines concerning Apollo this morning, is one asking that you watch for a lovely girl with a big rabbit. An ancient legend says a beautiful Chinese girl called Chang-O has been living there for 4,000 years. It seems she was banished to the Moon because she stole the pill of immortality from her husband. You might also look for her companion, a large Chinese rabbit, who is easy to spot since he is always standing on his hind feet in the shade of a cinnamon tree. The name of the rabbit is not reported.
Michael Collins: Okay. We'll keep a close eye out for the bunny girl.
Below the 1st picture showing the rising moon from our deck: 祝大家中秋節快樂!
Our passion fruits are flowering now! 原來百香果是秋天開花結果的, 有蜜蜂來!
The 1st type is Frederick passion fruit: Lots of yummy tasting fruit for salads, sherbets or eating right out of hand & intricate, whimsical, 3.5” flowers will delight you from early summer thru fall. Evergreen & quick growing, ‘Frederick’ can easily reach 15’ high & wide but can be made smaller by cutting back to 1’ in winter. It's is one of the hardiest of the Passifloras, surviving winter wet & brief frosts (to 20 degrees F) with bravo, going semi-deciduous! Takes heat well, too!
The 2nd type is called banana passion fruit: Passiflora mollissima is ideal for areas with cool summers & mild winters. Quickly growing over 20’, it produces elongated yellow fruit almost year-round while attracting butterflies & hummingbirds galore! This evergreen Passiflora is gorgeous and tasty - with pendulous, pink blooms that glow seductively against dark foliage. An excellent choice for eating fresh or juicing! 它會結出大且明亮的黃色水果,成熟時非常甜蜜,會讓人吃不停嘴,粉紅色的花朵花開不斷,為蜜蜂及蝴蝶最喜愛的食物。
(2) I came across a show on public TV talking about 養生之道 by a Harvard medical doctor. Picked up some points. Have to buy DVDs to get the whole story.
1. Reduce stress.
2. Enough sleep, 8 hours a day.
3. Control inflammation - brush teeth more often.
4. 理解表徵遺傳學(Epigenetics) - 研究細胞和生理表現的變化,是由外部環境所引起的基因開關及細胞如何讀基因,而不是被DNA序列改變所致。(My best translation)
5. 平衡體內微生物群(Microbiome) - 與宿主在進化過程中形成共生關係,對生物體無害的一類細菌。 人體上所有的細胞, 微生物佔90%! 約3磅!