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Hello, wonderful friends. Good evening or good morning to each and every one of you.

Today was a chill day for me and my daughter. I did a few errands in the morning and at around noon, we went straight to the farm. The first stop was at my mom's and the next was at my friends' house. I just had to drop something for them both. I also had to visit my dog because left her at mom's. Mom is living alone so...

So, let's take a Sunday trike drive-ride in the countryside with me. Yeah? I thought some would like to see some greens and nature colors. Imagine hearing the leaves blowing in the wind as we travel. Let's go!

The first photo was taken in my mom's yard. These are begonias.

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If you guys live in a chilly climate without any frosts, you'll find them begonias all year long. Here in the Philippines, they are best grown up in the mountains like Baguio City. They also grow here in the lowlands, but just don't expose them to extreme heat. Isn't she pretty in peach? That was my first capture right after we got off from the trike (3-wheel vehicle in the Philippines). Then, we immediately headed off to mom's kitchen and had our late lunch. It was past 2pm when we got there. We took a rest for a few minutes, while mom went to the backyard and harvest some avocados and bananas for us to bring home.

newly harvest bananas and avocados from mom's yard

The joy of living in the countryside - fresh veggies and fruits right straight to your dining. You'll be encircled by miles of plant life, rather than huge workplaces in the city. Less populated. Less polluted. Slow-paced life. Clean air. More relaxed community. More peaceful environment. The peaceful surroundings of nature in the country offer opportunities for thought and mental development as well.

Now, let's go back in the trike and travel far east to my friends' house.

Here's what you see just after you enter the gate. Miracle fruits! Huge, aren't they?

the fruits are as big as volleyball
miracle fruits showing off

I was amazed when I saw these. They look like hanging balloons on a tree. So, I had to take several shots before saying hi to my friend lol. The trees produce round fruits as big as volleyball. These huge miracle fruits require almost a half year to age. They also call this fruit "Calabash". The taste of the fruit is not that very pleasant, so some use this as an ornamental plant instead just like what my friend did to her front yard.

A few minutes later after taking photos of these miracle fruits, my friend's mom just got home from the farm and brought home newly harvest pineapples and bamboo shoots. She gave me a piece of each. Yay!

newly harvest bamboo shoot and pineapple

By the way, we eat bamboo shoots (young bamboo) here in the Philippines especially for us living in the countryside. There are many types of bamboo though, which are all possibly edible. Some varieties produce inadequate amounts of little, intense, and kinda hard shoots, which should be cooked for quite a while to turn out to be edible. You can cook adobo, salad, dinengdeng and many others. Bamboo shoots have a flavor that is fairly like water chestnuts with an incredibly gentle flavor. Kinda woody and has a touch of nutty flavor. It's good!

They also have a Rambutan tree.

Tadaaa!

unripe rambutan fruits
sneaky me

My friend told me, they just harvested the ripe ones a few hours before we visited them. They finished them all too. I missed that!

For Those who are not familiar with rambutan, the texture is similar to a blend between a grape and a pear or perhaps a cherry. It is delicate and simple to eat. Some of the time, a touch of the skin tumbles off the seed, and it has a woody taste too. They do taste like lychee. Sweet, juicy, and yummy.

They have more trees and other veggies in their backyard, but we were in hurry to go home because it started pouring. I think we have a typhoon coming. So yeah, that summed up my Saturday.

Do you love going to the countryside of town too?

Until next. It's almost 1 am and I am very sleepy, so goodnight all. I'll catch you all in a few hours hopefully.

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July 18, 2021

12:56 am

Philippines

(All photos are my own and taken by me - unless stated otherwise)

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Beautiful fruits.Enjoy with your fruits. Have a nice day!

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3 years ago

dami pwede ma harvest jan ah

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3 years ago

Ang saya andami mong pa take home sis... i miss having young bamboo shoots... kumakain ka din pala nyan... matamis ba ang pineapple sis?

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3 years ago

Onga, sis Jean. Hehe. Oo matamis. Inubos ni Arianni 😊🍍 Good afternoon!

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3 years ago

Sarap naman

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3 years ago

ang daming fruits dyan ;;-;; can i have some rambutan please

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3 years ago

Saluhin mo, sis 😊

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3 years ago

Avocado ken miracle fruit man garud hehe :D

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3 years ago

Umaykan!

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3 years ago

wen sige lol!

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3 years ago

lol

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3 years ago

Ahhhhh namiss ko sa province. 😭 I've been here in the city for two years now and wasn't able to get home because of the pandemic. Kadaming miracle fruit sa school namin noon. Kala ko nga watermelon na clear skin yan non e hahahahahaha

By the way, masarap yung young bamboo. "Ubod" tawag niyan samin. Masarap siya gataan sis. Yumyumyum!

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3 years ago

Onga sis no? Parang makinis na pakwan hehe. Masarap po talaga yang bamboo shoots. Happy Sunday po!

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3 years ago

Mabuti pa nga yung miracle fruit, clearskin. πŸ˜…

Happy Sunday too, sis! πŸ’—

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3 years ago

ahaha onga po eh. ty sis!

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3 years ago

Wow ang laki naman ng miracle fruit! Hindi pa ako nakakakita ng ganun....haha sarap naman po tumira dyan ang dami prutas..

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3 years ago

Yes, sis! Nakakatuwa po 😊

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3 years ago

At first I thought that it was a gigantic tomato hahaha. This is my first time seeing a calabash. Too bad that it doesn't taste good. Ang dami kasi, sayang hahaha.

Yang rambutan, pag nakababa yan sa sanga, wala ka talagang maaabutan. Dito pag namula na ang rambutan sa puno, diretso pitas at diretso sa bibig.

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3 years ago

It does look like a tomato, snappy hehe. Haha, true. Pitas diretso kain eh. Happy Sunday po!

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3 years ago

Sarap kasi ng rambutan e kaya wala ka talagang maabutan.

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3 years ago

I always wonder anong lasa ng miracle fruit po. Hmmm. Tsakaaa, namimiss ko tuloy kumain ng young bamboo. Ginigisa namin yan eh tas hinahaluna ng sardinas πŸ€—πŸ€—

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3 years ago

Mejo bitter na maasim-tamis ang lasa, sis. Yung bamboo, masarap talaga yan. Happy Sunday!

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3 years ago

Yung first picture na flower, meron kaming ganyan sis. Minsan kinukurot ko yung dahon.😁 Yung miracle fruit ang lalaki..May nakapagsabi sa'kin na gamot daw yang miracle fruit, pero hindi pa ako nakakain ng ganyan.😁

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3 years ago

Ay ganun ba, sis? hehe. Mahal na nga yan. Dati tumutubo lang dito. Yung miracle fruit, di sya ganun kasarap mejo maganda sya pang ornamental :) Good morning, si!

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3 years ago

Ganun talaga sis pagnadiscover na, nagmamahal ang presyo. Good afternoon din sis😁 afternoon na kasi kaya good afternoon na langπŸ˜πŸ˜…

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3 years ago

I am fan of your photography. ❀️ By the way which mobile do you use to take pictures and which software to edit them ?

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3 years ago

Thank you so much, Cineholic! I use Asus Zenfone :)

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3 years ago

Okay πŸ˜€

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3 years ago

Happy Sunday!

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3 years ago

Wow!!! Are you telling me this fresh fruits are from your mum's farm?

Your mum is so lucky to have it. I guess the soil in your place is so wonderful to have produced nice fruits as this. And you have fresh fruits to take back home.

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3 years ago

yes po. the bananas ana avocados. the rambutan, miracle fruit and pineapple are from my friends'. thank you, queen

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3 years ago

Anong lasa ng miracle fruit? parang ang sarap😍

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3 years ago

Ay ang saya naman! D pa ako nakakita at nakatikim ng miracle fruit, pero I believed you when you said it's good to use as ornamental plant. Now I'd like to have it in my yard too :D

And yes, living in the countryside is a bliss! Fresh fruits and veggies just need a little washing and then yum!πŸ˜‰

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3 years ago

and I agree with you, sis hehe. happy sunday!

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3 years ago

Sweet Mrs P, although you do seem to enjoy these short stubby bananas over there. The miracle fruits are massive, looks you had a great day.

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3 years ago

Thank you, uncle Ed. It was a great day indeed! Have a great Sunday!

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3 years ago

Salamat Mrs P, I am going to have a lazy Sunday and write and drink lots of coffee

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3 years ago

Wonderful. I took this day as my lazy day too, uncle Ed. Have a great day!

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3 years ago

Brilliant Mrs P, we all need one :)

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3 years ago

I've never tried rambutan but I would love to do it. They have a very peculiar shape. It's nice to spend time in the countryside and to be able to disconnect. Have a happy Sunday! :)

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3 years ago

Rambutan tastes a lot like lychee, Coqui! Super yummy! And yes, the countryside is a bliss! Happy Sunday, my friend!

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3 years ago

Andaming fresh fruits talaga jan..anlalaki nung miracle fruits po. the perks of living in countryside talaga ..fresh air ,fresh fruits..

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3 years ago

Sobra, ading. The best latta ditoy probinsya. Happy Sunday!

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3 years ago

Come here and i will give you as many bamboo you wantπŸ˜‚

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3 years ago

we have a lot here, brother 😁

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3 years ago

but you buy this

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3 years ago

Wow! I love avocado, bananas and rambutan Sis Bloghound that's why I love province, there are more veggies and fruits. You can plant anywhere you want. You can breath fresh air and most of all have a peaceful living. I missed our province, it's almost two years since I decided to worked here in the city.

God bless you sis Bloghound. πŸ™β€οΈ

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3 years ago

Super nice talaga dito, sis. I hope you could visit your province soon too. Thank you, sis! God bless you too!

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3 years ago

Madam nakakain ba yong miracle fruit? I haven't seen one yet, anlaki!

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3 years ago

uu , sis hehe. mejo mapait na maasim konti hehe. maganda cya pang ornamental...mga plantita jan 😊🌿🌿🌿

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3 years ago

Ang laki nga nung miracle fruit! Wow! Thats fun you have fresh harvest to take home! Sayang nga yung rambutan haha.

So ano luto natin sa bamboo shoot?

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3 years ago

Onga, Pich! Kaso umambon na hehe. Salad gawin ko bukas o kaya atsara o adobo lol. Lahat na lang 😁 Mag goodnight nako ha bago mahulog phone sa mukha ko. Xoxoxo 😘

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3 years ago

gnight ey!

i sent a message to one jeryl in messenger .. pasabi kung hindi ikaw yun para madelete ko hahahahahahahhaa

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3 years ago

ay meron ba? hehe parang wala naman ako nareciv. cover photo ko ung anak ko sa victoria harbour hk 😁 yun ba?

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3 years ago

baka nasa spam mo ko

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3 years ago

ah check ko nga hihi

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3 years ago

Thank you very much for giving me ride of Phillipines country, It looks like normal day event but you describe many things about Phillipines. Now I know something more about Phillipines.

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3 years ago

Thank you, Martine!

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