第24章与美丽邂逅(6)
Inthem,thesuroalgreencloud-puffsofthepiheskyisdfulloflife,thewaterrunshastily,stillbrowjuiceofcrushedolives。Ah’sbowlofcrocusesisamazing。Youotbelievethattheflowersarereallystill。Theyareopenwithsuchdelight,ailthrustisse,andtheyaresomany,allreagoutwideahatitsuggestsaperfectecstasyofradiant,thro-upvioletande,andsurginginsomeihmofcerted,delightfulmovement。Youotbelievetheydonotmove,andmakesomesortofesou。Ifyousitstillandwatch,youbegihem,likemovingwiththestars,ahesoundoftheirradiahelittlecellsoftheflowersmustbeleapingwithflowerylifeandutterance。
AndnowthatitisMarch,thereisarushofflowers。Dowream,whissidewaystothesun,ahebrierandbramble,dowhehelleborehasstoodsowananddignifiedallwiherearesofprimroses,suddehetangleahe,tuftsandbunroses,inabuheylookmoreallid,moreflimsythanEnglishprimroses。Theylaeofthefullwohenortherehem,totur,solemn-facedpurplevioletsthatrearupfromthebank,aothewoletowersofthegrapehyath。
Thisisthetime,inMarthesloeiswhiteandmistyiahestream,andontheslopeoflareestandspinkahealmondblossom,silverypink,ispassing,butthepeach,deep-toallethereal,thisrevealsitselflikeflesh,areesarelikeisolatedindividuals,thepeadtheapricot。Itissospidsoindividual,thatpinkamongtheinggreen,becausethefirstflowersthatemergefromwinterseemalwayswhiteoryelloworpurple。Nowtheesareout,andalohepodere,thebig,sturdy,black-purpleahblackhearts。
Thedaisiesareouttoo,iheytoored-mouthed。ThefirstandhaasMar,thedwihtlittlethitons,together。Thatmeanssummerisnearlyhere。
Ihereareoddyellowtulips,slender,spikyandese-looking。Theyareverylouttheirdulledyellowinslimspikes。Buttheytoosoonlean,expahemselves,andaregonelikeanillusion。
Aulipsaregohereisamoment’spause,beforesummer。Summeristhemove。
IowardstheendofApril,whentheflowersseemtohesitate,theleavesmakeuptheirmindstoeout。Forsometime,attheveryendshsoffigtrees,spurtsreenhavebeenburleguesofgreenfirevividoipsofthedelabrum。sofgree,aaketheshapeofhands,feelingfortheairofsummer。Andtinygreehem,likeglaofagoat。
Noensonthehillareallremarkablewiththetramembranesofblood-veiheyaregold-brown,butumhinwingsbatswhenlikebirds—callthembirds—theywheelincloudsagaiingsun,andthesunglhthestretchedmembraheirwings,asthroughthin,browainedglass。Thisistheredsapofsummer,ofautumn。
&reeissomethingthesame,butmoresturdy。Now,iril,theisstillwhite,butassingaway:itislatethisyear,andtheleavesaregthidsoftlytheirdarkblood-filledglow。Itisqueeraboutfruittreesinthisdistrict。Thepearandthepeachwereouttogether。Butreeisalovelythiessofnewandglossygreen,vividwithatenderfullnessofapple-greenleaves,gleamingamohergreenofthelahehalf-highwheat,emerald,andthegreyolive,half-ihebrowhedarkcypress,theblackoftheevergreenoftheheavygreenpuffsofthestoheflimsygreenofsmallpeadalmourdyyounggree。Somanygreens,allinflakesailtedtablesandroundshouldersandplumesandshagglesanduprisenbushes,ofgreensaimesblindinglybrilliantatevehelandscapelooksasifitwereonfirefromihgreennessandwithgold。
Ihescrub-oakisonlyjustinguhepiheirholdoheyarewintrythings,stoChristmas,theirheavygreencloudsarerichlybeautiful。Whenthecypressesrisetheirtallandnakedbodiesreen,andtheosiersarevividred-e,oillblueair,andthelahen,inmid-wihelabeautifulincwithcolour。
Notthatthisweekisflowerless。Buttheflowersarealittlelohihere:theearlypurpleorchid,ruddyandverymuchalive,youeacrossoally,thelegroupsofbee-orchids,withtheirraggeddiffereheirappearaherearethehugebud-spikesofthestout,thickflpinkebudslikefatearsofleaalreadyoddgrai-earareopen,andoutsthedelikragoffloweret。Alsothereareverylovelyand-cloutedorchidswithbrownspotsontheloelip。Thesegrowipladhaveexotiderspikes,veryrare-seeming。Anotherorchidisalittle,prettyyellowone。