Traveling in Taipei 13 / 台北城市生活旅行 13

夏末秋初

今年秋天來得特別早，中秋節還未到，空氣裡可嗅到濃濃秋意，偶爾再來場綿綿小雨，用抒情的眼光來看，這樣的季節挺美麗的。

可惜可惜，我是如此依賴著夏日的艷陽而活，像那些愛情的信徒。夏天裡我嚷嚷抱怨飆新高的溫度，其實血液裡的活力和流失的汗水成正比，每天過得痛痛快快，好不愜意。

秋天到了，沒有了酷暑的炙熱，照理說，身心應該要輕盈不少。我的心卻有點沉甸甸，畫有些無力，我想，你也知道。

給我一點時間蛻變，並且愛上秋天。

Transition

This year autumn arrived much earlier than usual. Way before Mid-autumn Festival, the air already smells of the fall season. There is drizzling rain from time to time. From a certain point of view, the season is rather beautiful compared with the sultry summer.

It's a pity that I so rely on the dazzling summer sunshine, like those who can't live without love. Though I complain about the impossible temperature every summer, the large amount of sweat is in proportion to my ample energy. Every summer day is a party for my mind.

My pace is supposed to be much lighter in the season without the unbearable heat, but I feel kind of heavy. My drawings are sorta lifeless. I think you know that too.

Give me some time for metamorphosis, for falling in love with autumn...

夏季要結束的週末，看畫展回家的沿路上，捕捉到車廠修理人員對可愛寵物狗的溫柔一笑，那是悠閒的週六傍晚。

One Saturday at the end of summer, I captured an extremely adorable smile of the car mechanic at the pet dog on my way home from an art exhibit.

秋初的某個週末盡頭，大馬路上空蕩蕩的，細雨斜風飄來，我努力揮走感傷的秋意，朝美術行前行，可是辛苦的招牌人員穿著鮮明的黃色雨衣，佇立在路口，他應該也在用力說服自己，不去想為何這樣陰鬱的週日傍晚還得上工。
One Sunday evening in the early autumn, the road was terribly empty. With the slanting rain and cool wind, I made efforts to whisk away the sentimental feel of autumn on my way to the art shop. Meanwhile, the bulletin board holder in yellow impermeable was stationed at the crossroads. He was probably talking himself out of sulking over his bad luck about having to work on such a gloomy Sunday...