游花园 Pethybridge Rose Garden

Motueka有个小小玫瑰园。这花园距离我居住的Abel Tasman Motel只需要步行三分钟。我趁周末的中午来到这里逛逛。在这步行的路途中，有一个景色吸引了我的注意，那就是Motueka的山积雪了！这也意味着我梦寐以求的冬天要来了！
Motueka has a small rose garden. It is just 3 minutes walk from the place I stay, Abel Tasman Motel. On a Saturday morning, I decided to come here to pay a visit. Along the way, there was something that caught my attention. The Motueka Mountain is covered with snow! This means, winter is coming! Winter is a season that I am waiting for!

Snow moutain

这个Rose garden 的由来是为了纪念一位在 WD & Ho Wills 有限公司的旗下一位员工而建立的。这位忠心耿耿的员工名叫Charles E. Pethybridge Eso.他为WD & Ho Wills 公司奉献了50（1914-1964）年的功不可没功劳。Charles在公司的辉煌服务获得了Mr. GW Johnson的青睐。于是Mr.GW Johnson在11月26日1964建立这玫瑰园。此公园也提供了Motueka居民一个消遣的好地方。
This rose garden is named after one of the employees in WD&Ho Wills Limited Company. This loyal employee is Mr. Charles E. Pethybridge Eso. To appreciate Charles’s 50 years (1914-1964) dedicated contribution, the chairman of the company, Mr. GW Johnson, built the garden as a token of remembrance. At the same time, this garden provides a leisure spot for the locals.

我顶着毛毛的雨来到这玫瑰园。这里有红、粉红、黄和澄色玫瑰。这里盛开的花儿不多。但是，也称得上是一个玫瑰园。我没闻到玫瑰花香，也许是雨把味道给融化了。
The rain started to fall by the time I reached here. The rain did not stop me from taking a stroll walk in the garden. There are red, pink, yellow and orange colour roses. Sad to say that there is not much bloom of flowers. I didn’t sense any rose fragrance. Maybe the rain has melted the smell away.



正当我在拍着其中一朵玫瑰的时候，我身边出现了一个小访客。她是个五岁的小女孩。我跟她聊了一下。我觉得纽西兰的小孩长得很可爱。
When I was taking picture with one of the roses, a little visitor appeared. She is a 5 year old girl. I talked with her in the garden. All these while the kids that I see in New Zealand are very lovely.

由于雨越下越大，我并不得以要回去。我也劝了那小女孩马上回家。
The rain began to fall a bit heavier. I have been forced to go back. I told the girl to go back home too and don’t let her mum worry.