Grow healthy

Four of us together went to the Mid-America Buddhist Association, we wanted to enjoy the beautiful scenery, as one of us hadn’t been there before. A venerable there was so kind and said we could take home some vegetables and fruits grown there. She said they have more than they could eat. The USA has four seasons and our area can harvest once during summer if planting the vegetables yourself. Other times, the plants cannot grow.
After we cut some vegetables, then we plucked some blackberries. It was nice plucking and eating.
The lotuses on the pond, the sunflowers, and other kinds of flowers also bloom once a year. The lotuses, sunflowers and hibiscus are huge. I asked to have some roots of lotus and water lily… to plant them in dirt and water at home.
I was glad that I have a little bodhi tree. The venerable said this little one is cut from the bodhi tree in the temple, and that bodhi tree came from India. When I got back home, we re-planted the bodhi tree in a bigger pot. I need to move it inside the house during Winter here.I hope they grow healthy.

我们四位佛友约好一起来到美中佛教会，我们的目的是带其中一佛友参观（她从未到过美中佛教会）美景，但那里的其中一位法師很亲切要我们摘一些瓜菜果回去，她说太多了他们吃不完。美国有四季，我们的地区如自种的瓜菜果只有夏季才会有收成，其它时季就不能生长了。

我们摘了瓜菜又来摘黑莓，我们边摘边吃黑莓，很有趣。

水池的荷花，太阳花及其它花类也是一年一度才开一次花。荷花、太阳花、木瑾花开得特别大。我看上荷花及睡莲，向師父要了一些根…回家放在水泥生长。

我很高兴的我得到一棵小菩提树，師父说这小菩提树是从那置在寺内的菩提树取下一段栽长，那颗菩提树是原自印度。回家后将这棵菩提树移置大盆，冬天时一定要搬进家里面。

希望它们健康生长。