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。
Please watch my 中秋節 video:
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中秋節快樂 百香果開花時!
Hello, 各位校友、朋友,
Quoted前會長George: 中秋節到了, 祝大家：月長圓，人長久，心想事成！
每逢佳節生惆悵，
難遣鄉心獨倚樓，
簾前不敢窺秋色，
且自無言下玉鈎。
祝大家中秋節快樂！現在發現, 原來百香果是秋天開花結果的! 乘校友會秋季健行之前，快寫這個報告, 這次也許會多用英文。
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SF Asian Art Museum專家朋友還特意問我這個題目。
"嫦娥飛天"視頻一定要看，因為很好看。
http://shida-memory.blogspot.com/2016_09_01_archive.html
Blog裡中文實在不多，希望大家慢慢看英文。校友寫了一些中文作品, 這裡我無私給大家分享, 哈哈。
Danny: 中秋夜，湘雲黛玉一起在水邊吟詩賞月，突然一隻驚飛的白鶴飛過水面，史湘雲立即吟出佳句「寒塘渡鶴影」，林黛玉不甘示弱，馬上對出「冷月葬花魂」
寒塘渡鶴影
冷月葬花魂
..........
George: 又是中秋。那一日春遊道上的徐娘，一別再無音訊, 吟詩一首為誌。
深院西風戶幾重，
玉堦涼露浸秋空，
美人未歸空惆悵，
今宵魂夢與姬同。
George: 愛妻記
糟糠烹飪缺蔥薑，
天黑夜行去市場，
路見有難挺身出，
該出手時當逞強。
不好意思.....
一個是（西灣翁）：路見有難拔刀助，該出手時就出手。
另個是（東灣翁）：路見佳人擁身旁，忘卻家中有糟糠。
WY replied: 月圓花明，顧兄為何天黑夜行？
月圓未升花不明，
天黑夜行去市場,
留待月上柳梢頭，
方為人約黃昏後。
香港有一部電影叫人約離婚後（Love Is The Only Answer）. How romantic! 哈
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