A Day of Flowers, Food, and Bird Watching

Seeing that the weather was fine this day, I crossed the sea to buy flowers at the flower market. Unexpectedly, the car started to rain halfway. The rain is not heavy, fine and dense, very lingering. The Flower Market has just passed Mother’s Day, and it has calmed down. It is very comfortable to walk around slowly. Every time I go to the flower market, I will never return empty-handed. It happens that the peonies are in full bloom. There are many types, deep and shallow, and layered. I picked the good-looking ones and bought two bundles. I walked through the familiar orchid shop and saw the flowers and colors. I also bought a few plants, and the price is very affordable compared to the Chinese New Year.

Passing through Kowloon City on the return trip, I remembered the beef patties at the “Halal Beef Restaurant”. After a long absence, I went to Daguling Road to buy takeaway. In the afternoon, there weren’t many customers in the shop, so I bought ten beef patties, and added a portion of tripe in sauce when it was out of the pan. Kai Tak Airport has not yet been relocated. Before taking a long-distance night flight, I would go to Kowloon City for dinner. At that time, I often patronized the “Halal Beef Restaurant”. After eating, I would take out a few beef patties and a portion of sauced tripe on the plane. In the dead of night, I asked the flight attendant to bring a can of cold beer and open the takeaway for a midnight snack. It was a very unforgettable experience in the air. enjoy.

After buying takeaway and driving home, the aroma of beef patties boiled all the way in the car. Eat two immediately at home, still steaming hot, a bite of fresh juice, delicious.

At this time, the rain also stopped, and I heard birds chirping constantly on the stone chestnut tree outside the balcony. It turned out that the young black-collared starlings on the tree had just formed wings, and their parents took them to train on the top of the big tree. The big bird demonstrates various skills, teaches the little bird to jump between the branches, how to absorb the rainwater from the leaves, and finally lead it to the edge of the branch and dive and fly. The little birds followed suit, but they were not very active when they flew out. Seeing their parents flying away, they stayed on the branches to rest. Then the parents flew back and stopped on the branches to chirp to the nest of children. They also opened their mouths wide and chirped, as if begging for food, but also as if they were talking back. Pity the hearts of parents in the world, regardless of whether the parents are humans or birds. It was very lively to watch, so I took many photos of them, all of which are commemorations of their growth, regardless of whether they are humans or birds.
Li Chunen