Thứ Hai, 18 tháng 10, 2010

CÁI THÚ CHƠI HOA

From: Ann nguyen * Anh vân Nguyen
Những người thích trồng hoa ở Tacoma ( tiểu bang Washington) đều biết đến ngôi nhà 3725 No Vassault St. Hàng năm cứ đến mùa hoa, họ lại kéo nhau tản bộ trưóc ngôi nhà "muôn hồng ngàn tiá " nói trên, để ngắm nghiá những bụi hoa ,nhửng  chậu hoa  treo trên tường,  bày  thành hàng thành lớp trườc nhà ,trên vỉa hè và   dọc theo lối đi vào nhà...
  Đựơc chủ nhân mời đi dạo một vòng trong khu vườn sau nhà,một cặp khách mộ điệu  đã chụp một số hình để giới thiệu tài nghệ của một bậc  sư về ngành trồng hoa -một người Việt ăn nói rất nhỏ nhẹ - mà ít ai biết đến..
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View from the street, which always catches our attention.
Unbelievable floral display
For years Billee and I have passed this house and marveled at the floral display at 3725 No. Vassault St. in Tacoma. Last year there was no display and we had wondered if the Asian man who owns this house was ill. This year the display was back in force and we stopped this past Sunday to photograph it. Billee went up to the owner and told him how much we had enjoyed his garden all these years and he invited us to tour his creation. We found the backyard to be as beautiful as the front. He is Vietnamese, shy, very soft spoken, and speaks very little English, so we couldn't discuss too much with him about the garden. I hope you all enjoy this as much as we did.
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View from the street, which always catches our attention.
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As you can see a lot of the flowers are in pots. I guess this is so they can be changed easily.
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The front of the house is not neglected,either. I wonder if he takes the pots in at night to keep them from being stolen.
 
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Here is the master gardener! I wish we could have communicated. I will print up some of these photos and give them to him.
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A Buddhist shrine.
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No words need.
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Look at how precise the hanging pots are lined up.
NHAHOA 8  Entrance to the backyard.
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And here is the backyard. WOW!
NHAHOA 11 More of the back.
NHAHOA 12 More hanging baskets.
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Here is a real beauty
Billee's hand shows the size. It is hard to believe this is one man's work and I believe he must work on it every day, all day long. What an accomplishment ,  and joy for his neighbors.


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