Twilight @ the east/SWF

These are the skies at twilight from the hilltop at Liloan, Cebu.  The top photo is looking at the northwest, the next three photos are looking towards the east.  The sky was not as as intense as the western sky but the soothing hues of twilight were beautiful nonetheless.

Everything was dry---the grasses were mostly brown, the twigs brittle from the summer heat.  The colorful skies make a beautiful canvas for this otherwise arid and unremarkable landscape. 

"As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art." ~ Albrecht Durer

Linking to Sky-Watch Friday

Callos

I wasn't really hungry but I missed eating at Almon Marina, so I came in and ordered an appetizer of Liver Pate.  I was planning to get a sandwich-to-go but the delectable flavors of Callos teased my taste buds memory. So here it...

Ponder well on this point:  the pleasant hours of our life are all connected by a more or less tangible link, with some memory of the table. ~ Charles Pierre Monselet

Linking to Food Friday

Food Trip Friday

Abstract 18/NF Abstract

Regarding the nature of reality, it all depends on who is looking and from where. ~ Stuart Wild

Linking to NF Abstract

Liliw-Majayjay River

I was in Liliw, Laguna province over the weekend for the "Tsinelas Festival", and after roaming the streets of Liliw the whole morning, we drove a few minutes away from the town center to a bridge.  The bridge is at the boundary of  Liliw and Majayjay, small highland towns nestled at the foothills of Mount Banahaw.

From the bridge, we looked down to a river where folks were swimming and preparing their picnic lunch.      The aroma of grilled pork made us all hungry. :p 

The water was clear, and I found out later, refreshingly cold!  It was a very hot day, probably about 35 degrees C---I wished I brought some extra clothes so I could take a dip in the water.

I envy this girl---watched how she bravely managed the rocks and finally took a dive into the pool.  She's a lucky girl to have a place like this to enjoy in the summer.

Clumps of bamboo trees provided cooling shades; fronds rustled and pattered in the summer breeze, singing a duet with the gentle rippling sound of the river.

This river is about 100 kilometers south of Manila, approximately 1.5 to 2-hour drive.

Linking to Our World Tuesday
Water World Wednesday

Cool blue/Blue Monday

A wading pool at a friend's house in Tagaytay City.  A cool spot on a hot summer day.

Linking to Blue Monday