Extra - The Mountain and Sea Diary
Day1
In the drizzle, I stepped into the cafe at the end of the old alley, carrying my painting kit.Lin Yu offered me a cup of "Warm Milk Chai after Rain" and said, "Welcome to the next visit, Ms. Painter."At that moment, I thought I might like it here.
Day 2
The rain kept falling.The town looked like a yellowed postcard.Warm as if a lost person had found a roof.Margaret's home is called the Oak House, and when she was young she planted an oak tree with her husband, a tree in the yard with lush foliage, a bird's nest in the spring, and golden leaves falling in the fall.She says, "The oak tree is the tree that knows how to wait the best, like home, always waiting for you to come back where you are."
Day3
When I went to the small grocery store in town to buy drawing paper, I met Clora, who smiled and pronounced my name: "Sunflower, sunflower, is sunflower," as if in an instant, she took me into this small world.
Day4
When I was painting in the cafe, Lin Yu looked at my painting and said, "Your painting is much more gentle and dreamy than reality."I replied, "Reality is hardly beautiful in the first place. Only when I paint can I notice the beauty and romance of the world."
Day5
The sky cleared.The tiles of the town glistened in the sun.Walking along the stone bridge, I picked up a leaf shaped like a love heart and stuck it in my sketchbook.
Day6
Margaret invites me to taste her homemade pies, and Zoe says that when she was a little girl, her favorite place to sit was on the kitchen windowsill, watching Margaret bake.At that moment, the sunshine in the kitchen was sweet.
Day7
In the corner of the grocery store, there is a lazy kitten, basking in the sun on sunny days and hiding in its nest on rainy days.I drew it.The boss's wife smiled and wanted to buy it, saying, "Every lazy person deserves his own portrait."
Day8
Lin Yu asked me, "Why is it called a sunflower?"
I replied, "Sunflowers always strive to grow toward the light, don't they?"
But in fact, sometimes, I'm also so afraid of the darkness, so afraid that one day I won't be able to see the light, and from then on, I'll be lost in the darkness and cry.
Day9
I dreamed about my college friend tonight.The best painter, the boy no one understands.Woke up and drew his smile in my sketchbook.
Day10
Rainy evening, picking flowers with Zoe at the mouth of town.She said, "Sunflower, stay here."
I smiled and didn't answer.
Day11
The cafe had a new honey latte, sweet as childhood.When Lin Yu handed it to me, he said, "You need a little sugar today."As warm as he was, I seemed to like him a little bit, and this town a little bit too.
Day12
The old man in town invited me to go to the back of the mountain to watch the sunset.It was so windy at the top of the hill that I was almost blown away.But the orange-red color was like planting a tree in my heart.
Day13
Received a postcard from a psychiatrist.She said, You are getting better.I hope it's true.She also said that her brother runs a cafe in town, so they are siblings.
Day14
Lin Yu plays the guitar for me.The song is very old and gentle.He played it wrong twice and was a little embarrassed.I got carried away and stared at his face, thinking that if he wanted me to stay, maybe, I'd actually say yes.
Day15
Today at the cafe I drew a little girl who came to town to buy donuts.She had two front teeth missing and a particularly cute smile, and she proudly told us that she didn't cry when she lost her teeth, and that the Tooth Fairy gave her chocolates.She flew over and gave me a hug when I delivered her portrait.