不趕時間的時候我通常會從家走路出去鬧市.短短十五分鐘的腳程,既省錢(對,幾塊錢也好呀.幾塊錢不是錢呀?!)又環保,更可以多走一點路,何樂而不為?每次經過母校那堵石頭/屎護土牆時,總是被那些一個個小小的圍著一圈鋼鐵的洞透氣洞吸引住.(其實,那些洞是用來作啥呢?有些空間以防冷縮熱張?)那些洞原來都是冷冰冰的,死氣沉沉的,可是又很神秘.彷彿那些洞可以通道另外一個地方甚至另外一個空間.近來發現原本在樹上發出的吱吱小鳥聲已經轉移從那些洞裏發出了.似乎,那些洞都已經熱熱鬧鬧地變成了小麻雀們的安樂窩了.
但牠們是怎麼找上這個地方的呢?是我們奪去了牠們原有的棲身之所再也找不到原來的那種窩,所以牠們就住進這種人造的窩?還是牠們天生就洞悉物競天擇的殘酷真相,不管三七二十一,反正有地方住就好了?古時候沒有這些人造的透氣洞,不知牠們在找不到天然的洞穴的時候,牠們又會鑽到哪裡去呢?
這又令我想到去年在西班牙看到的燕子.牠們應該是家燕吧,因為它們住的是平民的屋簷下,皇宮牆上那些通花洞中. 在隆達(Ronda)舊城逛的時候,我們不停看到燕子從一所房子的屋簷下來回地飛進飛出.仔細一看,原來屋簷下的洞全都是那些燕子的巢!那房子長長的一排,而波浪型的屋簷一起一伏的,剛好形成一個個洞成為這些燕子築巢的好選擇.而格那達(Granada)那充滿摩爾斯(Moors)風情的皇宮裏一幅又一幅精心雕啄的通花牆上,花紋中間那些空空的地方又成了這些可愛的小鳥的家.牠們可是在一千年前就住在這裡,世代相傳著?牠們可有想過在這座皇宮以外有甚麼地方也可以是牠們的安樂窩?牠們,在香港的麻雀和在西班牙的燕子,最初又是怎樣找著牠們的安樂窩呢?
我前年都去過granada呀, 有D懷念呢!
ReplyDelete好可惜我們沒進去中東區.還有其實我們酒店就在那皇室的墓旁邊我們也沒去.
ReplyDelete好想好想可以再去西班牙!好多地方都未到過呢.
我地同阿媽去, 所以跟團, 去左好多度, 你知啦, D旅行團十一二日去好多個城市架嘛. 去埋葡萄牙添. 西班牙就去左barcelona, madrid, costa del sol, seville, granada, 米哈斯.... 嘩, 唔記得哂. 不過我鍾意東歐多D, 最鍾意czech既cesky krumlov, 靚到癲.
ReplyDeleteyou actually went to mijas as well!!! wow... i drove up there. it was quite a drive. can't imagine how the tourist buses can make it up the narrow winding paths. but they must be becoz i could see them parked at the car park.
ReplyDeletestill haven't been to Eastern europe yet. was thinking of going to prague, but really don't know now. -__-;
u drove in spain??? wow! yes, we spent an afternoon in mijas before arriving at costa del sol.
ReplyDeleteyes... i drove in spain and dad drove in portugal the year before (becoz i didn't have my int'l licence). it was quite ok though but the way up mijas was rather scary. :)
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