歲末年初,又是廟裡茶花盛開的時刻。過去我常去坪林看茶花,沒想到近在呎尺的虎山,自家的花更為嬌豔。
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山茶 (學名 Camellia japonica) 又名山茶花,是山茶科、山茶屬多種植物和園藝品種的通稱,也是新竹縣和新北市的縣/市花。和一般茶樹開的茶花不同。兩者其實同屬同種,但山茶花可觀賞,茶樹則可採集嫩芽和嫩葉製作成茶葉。
如同報告一般,我用流水帳的方式,記錄一個月來山茶花的姿態。
十一月。小花園裡的山茶花,安安靜靜的,但是開始冒花苞了。今年的冬天忽冷忽熱,「恐怕會晚點開花吧。」我這樣想。
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十二月三十日。收拾書包,準備回家時,卻發現遠處冒出幾朵星紅。「前幾天就開花了。」「喔。」老爸一手栽種的茶花,今年又要盛開了。
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十二月三十一日。今天只有十度。茶花耐寒,越冷越開花。但見整株山茶含苞吐蕾,花枝招展。
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一月六日。熬過第一波寒流,今天氣溫回升了。山茶花開滿枝頭,很是漂亮。
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一月七日。今天是第二波寒流開始,而且陰雨綿綿。雨中茶花仍然綻放枝頭,不畏寒冬。
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一月十四日。寒冬中太陽出了頭。老爸抓緊時間油漆廟裡的牆面。我說要幫忙,「不用了,也沒刷子。」他手上這柄好用的刷子,是偷藏在自己書桌裡的。他嫌我們油漆完刷子都不整理乾淨,越來越難用。這一天,茶花仍然爛熳而不妖豔。
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一月二十日。超棒的是,久違的小蜜蜂來訪了。或許是我沒注意,前幾年只看到蝴蝶採蜜授粉,不見蜜蜂的身影。今年竟然這麼多隻小蜜蜂到訪,或許表示這塊大地的生機回春。豔陽下,小蜜蜂東鑽西鑽,忙得不亦樂乎。
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一月二十一日。一到廟裡,我就拿著相機拍茶花。南宋陸游《詠山茶花》:「四時綠羅顯青春,風雨梳妝霜為粉;二嬌一笑雪裡香,粉黛紅顏俏佳人。」
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