Ruby Tuesday: Captivating capiz

Everything in this photo is made from capiz shell---from the chandelier, to the vases and bowls, the plates at the background to the pedestal where the red vase and bowls are displayed. Capiz or windowpane oyster is a bivalve shell of a mollusk with smooth translucent and shiny interior. The meat is eaten and the shells are turned into these captivating pieces of home accessories.

Posted for Ruby Tuesday

Daig ng maagap... [Litratong Pinoy]

Na-inspire ako sa bagong salawikain na tinext sa akin---"daig ng maagap ang tulog".

Maagap ang magdyowang suso (maragsa ang bigkas ha?!) na ito, slow motion na nagligawan at gumapang hanggang mamulupot sa baging na hinahangaan. Kahit nakalambitin, ayos lang, basta nakakapit sa narating na katayugan. Malamang nakarami na sila. Samantalang itong musang (o alamid, Asian palm civet) sa panaginip lang malayo ang narating...gabi na kasi kung gumising.

Bow.

Isa pang bagong salawikain..."aanhin pa ang kabayo, marami ng motorsiklo." Yan, malungkot tuloy ang mga kabayo. Wala bang konek sa maagap? Meron daw...sabi ng naka-imbento ng motorsiklo. Pero dahil pamahal ng pamahal ang gasolina, balang araw, baka tayo'y balik-karetela. Kaya ngayon pa lang, magtanim na ng damo. Di ba maagap pa rin yon?

Ang hirap ng theme this week, whew!

Wala na muna translation, di kaya ng powers ko. Marami na ang nag-attempt i-translate sa English ang "daig ng maagap ang tulog" pero parang weird e. Ano nga ba ang English translation nito?

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Cascadia: Garden of Vessels

Cascadia is a sculptural interpretation of the Basaltic Lava flows

I noticed this watery sculpture in a park at Seattle's International District. There was steam on the water that I thought this was a natural hot spring. The etched metal plate nearby describes this stone fountain as "Cascadia: Garden of Vessels"---a sculptural interpretation of the basaltic lava flows by Seattle artist, John Hoge. This sculpture references the cataclysmic events that shaped the stark landscape of central and southeastern Washington. The basalt formations in this region date to the Miocene Period, beginning about 17 million years ago and continuing over the period of 11 million years. During this time, about 300 lava flows blanketed the region, emerging from giant fissures near the Idaho/Washington border. At the end of the last Pleistocene glacial advance---17 thousand years ago---a monumental ice dam in Montana failed, unleashing a series of floods that scoured the landscape until only basalt formations remain. For Cascadia, the artist selected massive, four-to-six-sided columns as well as smaller "pillow" basalts. Leaving their shapes largely intact, Hoge emphasized the intrinsic beauty of the rocks by polishing selected planes. Cascadia captures the energy and form of the region's beautiful volcanic past.

Posted for Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday

Nostalgia [OWM & WS]

There is nothing special about this beach, in fact, I've never been here for almost two decades. But that weekend after we buried our grandmother, my siblings, cousins and I, had a sentimental yearning to see the beach of our childhood. This is where we frolicked during summer vacations, learned how to swim, chased hermit crabs, watched sunsets and dreamed of the world beyond Guimaras Strait. This stretch of seashore was our playground, from the Kissing Rocks to this rustic resort. Nothing has changed around here except for a wider beach erosion, and the owner as well as the nipa huts got older. The simplicity of life here is achingly sweet and familiar.

stroll to Kissing Rocks

the old Talisay is still standing

my cousins talking about the good ol' days

Posted for Our Weekend Memoirs and Weekend Snapshot

Contentment

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. ~ Helen Keller

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