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Happy Farmhouse 太湖边，漫山岛的农家乐

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I went to see the 漫山岛 to have a dinner beside the beautiful Taihu Lake last weekend. It was by far the best restaurant I visited in 2018. If you ever have the chance to visit Suzhou, I highly recommend this place. All the dishes are so fresh and delicious, though they may not look that good on photos. Now I prefer to eat at the farmhouse. All the restaurants in the city is so boring. Their dishes look so good on photos, but all these taste the same to me. I am in love with the fresh cooking style in the countryside.

上周末我去看漫山岛吃农家乐，坐落于美丽的太湖边。这是迄今为止我在2018年访问过的最好的餐厅。如果你有机会参观苏州，我强烈推荐这个地方。所有的菜都非常新鲜和美味，虽然他们在照片上看起来不太好。现在我更喜欢在农家吃饭。感觉城市里所以的彩色都很单调。他们的菜肴在照片上看起来不错，但所有这些对我来说味道都一样。我更偏爱农家菜新鲜的烹饪风格。

Marinated shrimp with Wine

醉虾

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When this dish is brought on our table, the shrimps are still alive and kicking. It tastes good.

虾子上桌的时候是活蹦乱跳的，看得超级有食欲。

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Images of Budding Sunflower 没有说出口的爱 | ColorChallenge

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（书房中， 阳光下，含苞待放的向日葵）
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I believe that youth is in budding sunflower under the sunshine. It is a sunny day, and I sit around the desk enjoying a cup of tea and reading one of these books. When I see sunflowers in a glass jar on the desk, it reminded me of a little talk with my mum when I was a little girl.

古人偏爱菊花，陶渊明的“采菊东篱下”以菊明志，走近书房，看到这个花瓶，我就默认了是黄菊花，凑近了拍照才发现原来是含苞欲放的向日葵。凑巧的是小时候我最爱的花是向日葵。记得妈妈问我为什么喜欢向日葵，我说我想像向日葵一样，永远仰着面庞迎着太阳，潜意识里希望自己跟向日葵一样乐观开朗，蓬勃向上。

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Images of Flowers in Bloom at Shangfangshan National Forest Park 山花烂漫，春天有约

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此间盛景不须歌，自有樱花八面多。
哪怕一朝随雨尽，无欢无戚踏青莎。

After a heavy rain last week, the weather is getting colder. Now it is reported that there would be a snow here in Suzhou. These photos are taken at Shangfangshan National Forest Park. It is holding a “flower festival” and the entire place is covered with cherry blossom trees and tulips in every color imaginable. I walked with Ethan in the forest park, and took the pictures below. Everything seems to be prettier and everyone seems to be a little happier in the flower bloom.

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漫步在上方山国家森林公园，感受“山花烂漫，春天有约”。这是我去年春天在上方山拍的郁金香跟樱花，很是浪漫写意。这一系列，用来提交 @jamtaylor 组织的摄影比赛#steemitphotochallenge，想参加的可以点击这里。

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Hi Steemians,

This is my entry for 📷 Steemit Photo Challenge organised by @jamtaylor. For those who are not familiar with it, please read the details here. We are suggested to submit no more than 3 entries. That is why I put three images in this post.

Remember to tagged both #photography and #steemitphotochallenge.

Camera/相机 📷: Nikon 尼康

【小游记】带娃去看金鹿角

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好久没有更新博客，大致是因为本宫忙碌着穿梭于苏州的最近兴起重庆火锅店。

从山城老巴渝火锅纯金龙头火锅，蜀妈重庆美蛙鱼头的串串，到甩辣私房火锅，再到辣小厨重庆美蛙鱼头，最后到耳熟能详的四川香天下。苏州这些个遍地开花的美蛙鱼头火锅开了关关了开，乱哄哄你方唱罢我登场，这家就又是新开店，开业都是4.9折，6.8折酬宾，很是实惠，现在都讲究植物油还是牛油不含添加剂，吃完衣服没有火锅味，味道也蛮好。

大夏天的，一个个辣得眼泪水都快飚出来，直接后果是嘴巴上都冒了三颗痘，冷静了一个星期还没好。

端午放假三天，想着距离下次放长假得等到中秋，本来是计划着回南通的，可惜临时通知端午当天调休，只好喊女王大人来苏一聚，女王大人答复，刚刚从九寨沟回来，得在家歇一歇，还是下个月再跟我爸一起过来。于是乎，端午佳节，一家三口在苏州纳凉，小时候在老家，老人们都会包粽子，仪式感十足，现在么，自己过端午，连冰箱里公司发的粽子，也没高兴拿出来煮，因为不爱吃。

一早就是毒辣辣的日头，气温窜到了34度，简直就是盛夏酷暑，这种不适宜出门的天气，我们还是顶着烈日去动物园看金鹿角，到目的地的时候，差不多三点，比大中午的太阳微微弱了一些，Ivan看到好多金鹿角，大喊“动物园有点好玩~”。干了一件挫事，光顾着看，然而忘记拍长劲鹿的照片了。解释下，称之为金鹿角是因为Ivan最喜爱的熊出没大电影-奇幻空间，金鹿角幻化为金色神鹿，净化大反派。

Ivan最最最喜欢的是喂羊咩咩吃草，有备而来的家长都是自带大白菜来喂羊咩咩，跟好心的给了我家几片叶子，Ivan会非常积极的拔草，然后离得八丈远的喂食~

动物园里面有十来只小香猪，吃的小肚子圆滚滚，走路都走不动的那种，Ivan一定要喊他们是小粉猪佩奇，小懒猪乔治，还得吼吼学猪叫~

最开心的应该是看到长劲鹿，毕竟有对宝贝金鹿角，呆萌的长劲鹿看到好多人围观，还专门跑到人群这边探头打招呼，对着我们呼了好几口气~

看得最久的是大象，Ivan会指给我看哪个是大象妈妈，哪个是大象宝宝。

小猴子，还有熊大熊二是Ivan以前的最爱，这次俨然已经失宠~

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斗志昂扬贝宝人，撸起袖子加油干

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在贝宝的第二个月，Boss为了庆祝三月份业绩突破月度新高，组织大家来了一场说走就走的旅行。于是我拖家带口的报名了，怎么辜负如此大好春光？公司80%都是妹子，当然是有好多美女照片啦，想欣赏妹纸照片敬请期待下一期，容我几天时间修片，这一期主打风景篇。

那边有一片美丽的桃花树林，也就是最近的热播剧中的三生三世十里桃林，出发前众妹纸都跃跃欲试要去偶遇折颜上神。一棵棵桃树桃树应经长得很高大，可以已经过了花期，大部分桃花度已经走向衰败了，枝头已经不复一片繁花似锦的壮烈，有些小桃子已经冒出枝头来，很艰难才能拍到五个花瓣都完好的桃花，唯有漫山遍野的油菜花，开的如火如荼。

跟Ethan漫步在一片花海中，各种角度拍照片，讲真， 怎么拍都是美的。满山姹紫嫣红，花团锦簇，美不胜收。

本来以为要下雨，到了湖州，几乎已经是初夏，稍微一动就满身的汗，失策只带了雨伞，我最应该带的是遮阳帽。

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这张是我的最爱，缩小之后似乎少了很多神韵，如美人手托着尖尖角的亭子，有一种旖旎之美。

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上方山动物园

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趁着最近空气质量好到爆，元旦的时候带娃去了泰州溱湖动物园，这周带小家伙去了上方山动物园。在娃一岁半的时候去过几次，总是一脸茫然的跟我们跑，一晃眼已经两年过去了，这次是彻底看懂小动物了，稍微有点逛公园的乐趣。遛弯回来后，还是嚷嚷着明天还要去动物园，明年再带他过来，他估计会更开心的。

进动物园最右边的是猛禽区，有猎豹、东北虎、狮子‘狼’等等，不过因为去的有点晚，食肉动物们清一色的都躲到屋里睡觉，偶尔出来遛弯，完全没有丛林大王的风范。最受Ivan欢迎的是棕熊跟黑熊，似乎现在只有是熊就是熊大熊二，而且必须标配两只。

上方山动物园狮子

本来Ivan一直骑着Ethan肩膀上，认识各种动物，到了各种老虎的场馆，说他觉得有点受不了，让我们赶紧走，以后得多带我家Ivan出来见世面，男孩子怎么可以害怕笼子里面的老虎。

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当然最让他开心的，是在动物园的小超市里面给他买了好多鱼，吃的那个欢快。每次出去买东西，我都会给他钱，让他自己买东西，前几次买pizza，或者买饮料都没有成功，昨天成功的自己点好了KFC，站在服务员面前，大声的说他要鸡腿，蛋挞跟薯条，外加四包番茄酱，并且付了钱，简直棒棒哒。失败是成功之母啊~ Continue Reading →

穹窿山-天下第一智慧山

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周日带着Ivan去爬穹窿山。其实穹窿山相较于我去过N次的天平山、灵岩山，知名度甚低。也是昨天去了那里的孙武文化园才知道战国时期的孙武即隐居于此，成就了名震千古的《孙子兵法》。估计这也是“天下第一智慧山”这一称呼的由来。

苏州的文化是温文儒雅，内敛平和、温润隐逸的。穹窿山，虽具吴地之巅的气势，但它也正是承续着这样的文脉，山温水雅，不张不扬，隐逸而更具深沉，俊秀而更有内涵。

巍巍一座穹窿山，吸引了春秋战国之孙武，西汉之朱买臣，宋代之韩世忠，明朝之建文帝，清朝之乾隆，民国之李根源，到此隐居。

穹窿山-天下第一智慧山

拉着Ivan一路欢声笑语，游玩着这从未谋面的穹窿山。幽深的林中小道，没有多少游人，长长的御道（当年乾隆的御道）上几乎只有我们一家三口，隐居应该是大大适宜的。 Continue Reading →

Beautiful Night Scene of Wangshan 秋风拂面，苏城桂花香

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白天的旺山绿意浓浓，郁郁葱葱，山山水水错落有致，花儿殷红绚丽。旺山的夜晚显得分外安宁、和谐，那么怡然自乐，一派和谐、安逸的乡间村落景象，不愧是苏州吴中区最美村庄。山路曲曲弯弯，打开车窗，秋风拂面，夹杂了桂花的清香，沁人心脾。

一路上，洁净而整齐，路上为了绕道石路抄近路，一不小心迷路了，经过了一个导航上都找不到的城中村，这才记起是旺山是在城郊外。

旺山距离苏州城区约45分钟路程，远离喧嚣，回归自然。

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Spring

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Spring has officially spring in Suzhou. Everything seems to be prettier and everyone seems to be a little happier. Or maybe that’s just me.

It’s raining all day long last weekend. Due to the bad weather, Ethan and I planned to just hang out at home. But then we thought it might be fun to go out for dinner and movie.

Last Saturday we went to the Shangfangshan. They hold something like the “flower festival” and the entire place is covered with cherry blossom trees and tulips in every color imaginable. We walked with our little Ivan in the park, and took some pictures.

We went to one of our favorite restaurants, 朝日屋(I don’t know if it has an English name) for lunch. It’s light, clear, down home Japanese food and it was just what I needed. Continue Reading →

Lost myself

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Too many thoughts. Too many things I want to do. Too much sleep I’m not getting.
I don’t know if it’s been evident, but I have been busy doing things like shopping new suits, shoes, bags for my husband and son. It seems like there’s just too much going on. And I don’t have enough time for myself.
I just do things that could meet my husband’s needs, and try to make him happy. If he wants to eat hot spot, so do I. otherwise if he doesn’t want to order a steak, neither do I. I think a lot of people go through this, but it’s truly been hard for me. I’m a person who wants to be able to give everything to my husband and son. I get my greatest joy by making them happy. The best presents for me are actually in finding the best presents for them. I want everyone to be nicer to me.
Anyway, it’s been a little hard for me to find the balance lately. I feel like I’ve just been so absent. I have hopes, plans, and dreams, but I’ve really struggled with it lately. I want to be excited, but so many days, I’m just trying to be happy. I worked so hard to make everyone else happy – because in the end, that’s what makes me happy.
I know I can’t be the only one who struggles with this. I know I’m not alone. So now I’m asking you – where do you find the balance?

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