This photo was taken on a small path by the Tamsui (or Danshui) riverbank. At the tail end of summer in September, the clouds in the sky shifted into extraordinary beauty, and with the wild winds of early autumn, the giant trees along the whole road swayed and merged into one with the unfathomable clouds.
On the evening of September 2, the author followed his usual walking route, passing along the way the famous historic sites of Tamsui: the “North Gate Lock Battery (also known as Hobe Fort)” and Aletheia University, before finally returning to his old home in Tamsui.
The tree in the photo stands right by the road between the Tamsui riverbank and the North Gate Lock Battery. Its location is actually quite hidden — if you don’t walk into the small path, you cannot discover its existence. And I have no special words to point out its exact position, such as “the first one,” “the last one,” “the largest,” “right in the middle,” or “relative to.”
This tree is so ordinary, yet so special. The same tree has been photographed by my lens I don’t know how many times, but every time I pass by it still makes me unable to resist looking a few more times.
Especially when the wind rises, the treetops sway along with it, carrying all the leaves dancing in the air, like the maidens of ancient times who danced to the rhythm before the emperor — so sprightly that they can always make viewers while away a good deal of time.
This tree in Tamsui should rank within the top ten of my list of favorite trees.
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