Summer morning / 夏日早晨

這個夏天過得很滿，常常想念只專心於速寫的日子，於是在夏日結束之前，去家附近的市場畫畫。

My agenda was fully packed this past summer. With little free time left, I missed days of sketching badly. This, before summer ended, I decided to go sketching in the market in our neighborhood.

        想打破自己的界限，所以這次不用札記本和習慣使用的細字筆，帶著黑紙卡和色鉛筆，在市場找了小角落，坐下來享受很單純的喜悅。

     Desiring a change, I left at home the journal and fine markers I was used to. Instead, I brought with me a blackboard and colored pencils. After having found a cozy corner, I was ready to get carried away by the sheer joy of drawing.

        那天早上下過雨，夏季走到盡頭，太陽也疲憊了，派雨出來代班。充滿著橘光的市場裡，來來回回的是穿著繽紛的阿姨們，我感受到女力的強大。素食攤是大家的加油站，我著迷於她們厚實燦爛的背影，以及老闆簡潔但溫暖的人情味。

     It had rained earlier that morning. The sun couldn't hide its fatigue after having blazed for a whole summer, so it sent rain to take its place at the end of summer. In the market filled with orange light, ladies in colorful casual wear came and go in front of me. I felt the power of their mighty existence. The stall selling ready-to-eat veggie meals were ladies' gas station. I was so fascinated with their sturdy and
vibrant backs, also, the quiet yet massive warmth of the stall owner.

        市場外面還有雨的痕跡，市場裡面出太陽。

     I could sense races of rain outside the market, but inside the market, the sun never left.