Today when cleaning out the attic, I found my ice skates, slightly moth-eaten but the blades in perfect condition. I bought them in 1963!!!, the coldest winter of the 20th century (or so everyone says). It started snowing on Christmas Day and in March there were still remnants of the icy snow. It was the year that the North Sea was frozen as far as the horizon. The year that cars drove across frozen lakes and people enjoyed icy picnics on the ice.
This year spring is late. Was last year the same? I can’t remember. I always find it strange that we remember only extreme weather condition.
Golden Daffodils
I was glad to see that in the parks and in my garden the hyacinths and daffodils are in bloom, not yet the tulips, still too cold. The Keukenhof, the Flower Garden in Lisse opened last week. I haven’t been there for ages, but this year I will go, in April. Hope the weather is sunny and the tulips in bloom. I will let you know when I have been.
译文:
春天何处寻？
今天在整理阁楼的时候，我发现了我的溜冰鞋，虽然说有一点旧了，但是冰刃的状况却仍然很好。它是我在1963年买的！！！，在那个20世纪最冷的冬天（或许每一个人都这样认为）。那年，圣诞节开始下雪，一直到来年的三月，地上仍有冰雪的残迹。那年北海封冻，一眼望不到边。那年，人们开车经过封冻的湖泊，在冰面上享受雪地野餐。
今年的春天姗姗来迟。去年也这样吗？我不记得了。我总是觉得很奇怪，我们只能记得那些特别极端的天气状况。
金色郁金香
我很高兴看到在公园里，我的花园里，风信子和水仙花正在盛开，不过郁金香还没有，对它们来说，现在还太冷了。库肯霍夫公园，丽瑟镇的花卉园上周已经开幕了。我已经有很多年没去过那里了，不过今年我会去的，四月份就去。希望那时天气晴朗，郁金香盛开。如果去了，我会让你们知道的。