Wordless/Water World Wednesday

 "What we've got here is a failure to communicate."

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Nature heals/Water World & NF Waters

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.  There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature---the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. ~ Rachel Carson

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Persistence/Water World Wednesday

People are always blaming their circumstance for what they are.  I don't believe in circumstance.  The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.  ~ G.B. Shaw

Mangroves in Atwayan Beach, Coron Island

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Coron Island: Atwayan Beach (part 2)/OWT and WW

More photos of Atwayan Beach in Coron Island.  Atwayan is a short strip of white sand in one of the coves in Coron Island.  We snorkeled in the nearby coral garden, had lunch here and enjoyed the peace and quiet.

Linking to Our World Tuesday and Watery Wednesday

Coron Island: Atwayan Beach

After spending the whole morning at Kayangan Lake and snorkeling at the nearby coral garden, it was time for lunch.  We dropped anchor at this strip of white sandy beach called Atwayan.  The cove is nestled in the wall of sky-scrapping rocks.

It was a cloudy, drizzly day but I was dazzled by the clear turquoise water and white sand.  The rustic hut at the corner caught my attention.  It was a perfect place to enjoy the serenity and simplicity of this secluded beach.

The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.

I love how this tree, rooted in rock, with its gnarled trunk and branches, extends over the beach.  This is my favorite spot in Atwayan.

Atwayan cove is being protected by the Tagbanua as part of their ancestral domain.

P.S.  I'll be very busy this week, and may not be able to visit you back right away.  Will catch up later. :)

My contribution to NF Waters and Our World Tuesday

Paddle your own canoe

The little blue canoe glided across the placid water as it brought this Tagbanua woman closer to home after doing the laundry at Atwayan cove.  I thought of my washer-dryer at home and counted myself lucky.

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