North American Snow Geese (北美洲雪雁）

We accidentally ran into the migration(遷徙）of snow geese(雪雁）off Highway 50 and just across Chesapeake College on our way to Blackwater National Wildlife Refugee last week. Spent two hours to appreciate their flying,

landing and gathering in a huge harvested corn filled. Also took many pictures and share few with you.

一年斯一擺

雪燕離開北極圈

南飛美國來過冬

南飛分兩批

第一批在入秋後

第二批在入冬後

看到雪燕飛

一群飛下又一群

確實「可遇不可求」

兔年運氣好

睹到上萬隻雪燕

飛下包粟田歇睏（包粟=corn, 歇睏=休息）

Big Ben

華府

1/27/23

Long-tailed duck(長尾鴨）

Once a year, we see the long-tailed duck in the lake and the coastal waters in Maryland. They are medium sized ducks with a super diving ability for small fish and shellfish. We spotted this male duck in Chesapeake Bay just off Thomas Point Park, Annapolis, Maryland. Believe it or not. We went there several days in a row for this adorable bird.

美東長尾鴨

來自北極冰寒地（Arctic tundra)

飛來馬里蘭過冬

根據新聞報（GreaterKashmir.com)

經過八十三年後（since 1939)

印度再現長尾鴨（spotted in Wular Lake near Himalayas mountains)

Big Ben

華府

1/25/23

山谷喜雨

連續幾波雨
山谷不覺換新妝
坡上鮮綠溪水暢

雨後地龍現
枝頭鳥喜嬉覓食
小狐狸結伴來訪

福兔年初一

福兔年初一

南加現暖冬陽光
院子作工程迎春

美麗新希望
種了一株新玫瑰
期盼夏至可插枝

年前多雨霑
台灣地標冒小草
雪白細石添雜象

新春樂運動
膝跪軟枕勤拔草
背曬煦陽享冬暖

台灣佇遠方

台灣仰般耨？

九合一選舉結果

海外台灣人著驚

突然有隔闔
感覺到家鄕恁遠

毋了解選民抉擇

話續講毋出

嬴該感覺當意外
輸該還不巧思議

突然續覺得
家鄕仰會像恁遠
心不甘也情不願

突然續覺得
家鄕仰會像恁遠
心不安也理不得

雨後心淨了
水可載舟也覆舟
福禍本來相依倚

遠看恩家鄕
其實佇不遠該端
家鄉還係恩家鄉

南加州介桂花

 一月介桂花

幽靜清香毋覺間

飄入手中介茶湯

樹蘭

金粒樹蘭米

家鄉茶廠的記憶

移植在書房窗前

思鄉時開窗 

家香就佇介窗外

記憶介樹蘭當靚

雨後

大水落過後

山樹景觀變淨了

心情也清爽起來

想要喝杯茶
來自該生態茶園
熟梨香貴妃金萱

美國眾議院選議長/House speaker election

It’s tough to write a H3LP for the mess of the House Speaker election. It was the longest vote in the history of US Capitol, i.e., 164 years after the civil war. As you know, not a single representative becomes official with a swearing in until the speaker is elected.

期中選舉後

民主黨贏參議院

共和黨贏眾議院（223 vs 212)

依照法律來

多數黨推出議長（House Speaker)

加州Kevin McCarthy呼聲最強

冇人想得到

極右派議員強硬(=超級保守派，Ultra-conservative)

反對McCarthy拿木槌（=Gavel)

為了選議長

前後投票十四擺（voting processes in the House)

逐擺無法過半數（218 votes out of a total of 435)

根據新聞報

為了幾張同意票

McCarthy答應強硬派要求

最尾擺投票（at 15th vote/第十五次投票）

McCarthy總算上台坐大位

完成眾議員宣誓（=swear in?)

According to the records, McCarthy only obtained 216 votes at 15th vote. The actual counts at this ballot(or vote) are 212 for Rep. Jeffries of DNC, 216 for Rep. McCarthy and 6 for “voting present” Republican. In other words, “No House without a speaker.”

Big Ben

華府

1/9/23

兔年轉好運

Hi Thomas, Grace and Olivia,

虎年虎氣過

承蒙大家拉一把

平安健康過一年

兔年轉好運

客家一定覺醒來

互相扶持爬上山

Big Ben

華府

1/2/23

Note: This photo comes from 詹勳政醫師，係新埔人，也係國策顧問。Believe it or not. This is the best photo and message I have seen in my several line groups in 2022.