Patrol Boat/Blue Monday

A patrol boat docked at Danjugan Island.  Danjugan Island is a marine reserve and wildlife sanctuary, a small jewel in the Sulu Sea.

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Danjugan Island [Watery Wednesday]

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Continuing from the Punta Bulata series that I left off in mid-April, here are some photos of Danjugan Island.  I only learned about this island a few months ago. It's a 43-hectare island off the coast of Punta Bulata, lying 3 kilometers west of Negros Occidental.  Danjugan Island is a marine reserve and wildlife sanctuary, and a haven for skin and scuba divers.  More about Danjugan Island here.

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We only passed Danjugan Island on the way to another island where we spent the rest of the day.  But I promised myself to spend some time in this island soon...explore the lagoons, mangrove forests, beaches, caves, coral reefs and bird-watch.

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Posted for Watery Wednesday

Punta Bulata: Kids at the beach

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Two kids at the beach before sunset...picking up pebbles, shells and other treasures.  This scene evokes childhood memories---of an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the afternoons were filled with fragrance of roasted coffee, fried saba [banana] and burning leaves.

Posted for Watery Wednesday and Thursday 2 Questions

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For Thursday 2 Questions - you are invited to answer and join.


1.  What are the smells of your childhood?

• i always associate the aroma of coffee with childhood. Probably because my grandmother roasted coffee and coffee was always brewing in her kitchen.  Burning leaves, freshly mown grass, Vicks VapoRub, fresh laundry (before the age of fabric conditioner, when towels and blankets smelled like  summer sun), baby powder.

2.  What was your favorite place when you were a child?

• i was always climbing trees---i loved hanging out on the branches of a guava or aratiles  tree (Jamaican cherry, Muntingia) in front of our house.  probably the reason why i love being on the roof top, or any elevated places. 

P.S.  I will be out of town for two days..will catch up when I get back.  Thank you for stopping by.