蔓越莓收获的季节

心静自然梁(图文原创)

<p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:20px;">路过一段蔓越莓田,将近丰收季,田里泡满了水,天光水色映衬之下,活脱脱一幅苏绣,色彩清雅,针法活泼。</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:20px;">网查了一下,这是北美特有的蔓越莓水收方式,即在田中灌满水,然后以机器简单搅拌,成熟的果儿自会漂浮到水面。这种收割方法既减免了人工繁杂,又避免了手摘的伤害。劳动人民的智慧真的是无穷的。</span></p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:20px;">为了看她成熟的样子,隔了十来天再去。看着水面上成熟的蔓越莓红珊瑚般的美色,忍不住曹子建般浮想联翩。忽然间,千年一赋,于此回旋;荡气回肠,洛神如唔。正所谓:</span></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:20px;">髣髴兮若轻云之蔽月,飘飖兮若流风之回雪。远而望之,皎若太阳升朝霞;迫而察之,灼若芙蕖出渌波。</span></p> <p class="ql-block">还是没看到搅拌机(当地俗称打蛋器egg-beater),搜了几张网图。</p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:20px;">田间小路走上去极松软,混有木屑铺成,左侧是灌水的蔓越莓田,右侧尚未灌水。</span></p> <p class="ql-block">旁边用来抽水的水渠</p> <p class="ql-block">沿途的农舍</p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:20px;">收获的季节,完全自然状态的田野,非作秀而如绣,虽然不是农人,心中却已装满同样的喜悦了。</span></p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">注:关于wet harvesting 简介,以下图片文字来自网络。</p> <p class="ql-block">Wet Harvesting</p><p class="ql-block">Cranberries have pockets of air inside the fruit. Because of this, cranberries float in water, and thus, the bogs can be flooded to aid in removal of fruit from the vines. Water reels, nicknamed “egg-beaters” are used to stir up the water in the bogs. ... More than 90% of the crop is wet harvested.</p>