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A combination of pink and orange we're definitely gorgeous. As I noticed even more wondrous these hibiscus flowers with raindrops. Our hibiscus plants some of them the bulb started to appear. These flowers I posted I was able to captured them before it gets dry. During my childhood days I thought gumamela/hibiscus have one color only and that is red. When photography came and I started to like it as hobby, I realized that there we're many varities of hibiscus. I am not a…
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I woke up at 5:00 am to cook early and prepare my stuffs beacause at 8:00am it's my 2nd. dose vaccine(Astra Zeneca). I cooked fried Tilapia and ginger Chicken in sesame oil and soy sauce. My children requested these viands for today. It's a rainy Monday and expecting it the whole day because the skies/ clouds too dark. Stay safe and dry everyone especially for those who will go out.
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The weather is not good for past days, the sun it shines for a while then suddenly it rains. Some butterfly keep on visiting our plants and flowers, looking for a shelter. Look at this small butterfly perched on the flower in our terrace. I saw two butterflies looks weak and there's a holes in wings, the other one the antenna was broken. The one I took a picture it looks good, it rested there peacefully while it's raining. I just took it a photo and didn't disturb. After the…
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The eccentric beauty of Dragon fruit. These are macroshots, the only fruit from the plant but saw flowers around. I want to see personally the flowers that opens at night. The fruit increasingly famous for the recent years and people enjoy it's distinctive taste. You can plant it through the seeds from the flesh in a wider soil and it bear fruits within 8 months. In case you want to plant it in a big pot or cointainer then expecting to bear a fruits more than a year.
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The caterpillar still enjoying the wilted flower. The one day stunning beauty of our hibiscus looks good with the caterpillar. The anther and stigma of this bloom are intact. Don't you worry caterpillar,soon you will turn into butterfly, our Hibiscus plants will sprout blooms and the time your flying you can enjoy the nectar of the flowers in the area.
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What a beautiful Wednesday morning? It's a gloomy day but the sceneries and skies we're magnificent. Get up early and went to public market to buy some stuffs needed in our kitchen. Today it's my 1st. son's special day, i will cook some foods and it's just a simple celebration. Even our immediate family didn't invite them. Avoiding social distancing and abiding health protocols in our area. On my way home my eyes got fascinated these views. Have some pictures here and…
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Today it's my son's birthday, Happy birthday to you my dear Son, my wishes for you, whatever happens be strong. Have a good health always and study harder. Just a simple celebration and cooked some foods as he requested these.... a cake, pansit palabok, chicken spring rolls and fried chicken. Thank you Lord for the blessings and keeping us safe and healthy.
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The sun it didn't give us full/straight sunshine even this morning it was brightly shining. I miss already chasing both the sunrise and sunset. Our yellow bell flowers in the yard is fully visible and the cutie butterfly rested one of the flower. Because of the bad weather the butterflies are looking for shelter and avoiding too much rainshowers. I saw other butterflies flying around our Santan red and yellow blooms. I want them to take a short video but it's windy.
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I boiled yellow corn for our breakfast. Bought these yesterday from a neighbor. I used to put butter on the corn and it's tastier. It cost only 30 pesos(less than 1 dollar), it's cheaper compare to local market. Every morning I fed up already with the usual breakfast, like friedrice, crackers, bread and varieties of rice cakes. For a change, this time these freshly picked corn. They're sweet and luscious. How about you noisers what's your breakfast for today?
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It's a sunny Saturday just like these sunflowers I captured. It shows here the life cycle or stages of the flower from bud to fully grown sunflower. Glad to see these flowers from different plants with the stages how to grow fully day by day. The owner of these plants told me the last picture shown here, the flower when it gets dry is ready for seedling. How awesome these flowers really? You can easily atttact with the blooms by their colors and the texture of the petals.…
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This moth strikes a pose while having a good time on our fern plant. The antennae are standing tall on the head. That's the navigator especially at night when it flying. I don't know why it stayed longer on the fern. I saw it flying around from flowers to flowers. I think moths are prettier if they have bright colors. Usually this kind of brownish color I always encountered or these really their color? I took these pictures in a macrophotography. It looks nice the eyes and…
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The other day been to Robinsons Mall in Pampanga and bought auxilliary wire for my headphone. The City of San Fernando is on MGCQ due to Delta variant and had been recorded 6 cases as of now. I just showed my travel pass and vaccination card to some check point entry to the city. The pictures I've shown, I took them at 1pm. The mall compound is almost empty as well inside the shopping area. The 3rd and 4th pictures I snap them from the foot bridge. That time I'm walking…
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Purple Monday with these appealing Zinnia and Hibiscus flowers that I captured while having a morning walk to lose some weights and burn calories. The flowers I am sharing you now are endless beauty, whether it shines or it rains the elegance still intact. That is why many people increasingly liking these blooms. Whatever colors it is, their beauty will stand out everywhere. My grandmother asked me to plant these color to add and attract more butterflies in our garden. I'm…
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My dazzling colors of sunset, it looks like the colors of rainbow. When I took these pictures I waited to get quite dark to have a vibrant colors like these pictures. For a weeks I miss chasing both sun up and sundown. I was glad upon seeing my golden hour photography. I didn't waste time even a seconds to captured these, because in a blink of an eyes the colors and formation of the clouds will vanish. That's why you have to be ready whenever you are taking a sunrise/sunset.
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Grandmother's Vinca flowers, these kind of flowers it's been a decade planted in our yard and continue growing. We have different kind of colors and my grandma planted already the dwarf vinca. Only the red color we don't have and still waiting to have flowers the dwarf species, and those are red and pink colors. As I noticed these vincas have unlimited flowers all year round. Rain or shine, their beauty are shining even in the hardest times of the weather. It's easy to…
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Got my attention this lonely dwarf orange rose at my relatives house. It's really cute and the color is enchanting. I think it is more interesting if there's a lot of blooms in one plant. My cousin told me they have other colors newly planted on the pots in their backyard. I seldom to see orange rose and this time from the dwarf species. I should plant these roses to add in our veranda to attract my butterfly friends. How was your day noisers? It's a gloomy cool day.
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Gypsy moth caterpillars we're pestering our bush plant. It gave me goosebumps while capturing in a macrophotography these itchy caterpillars. Some of the leaves been eaten and spared the flowers. They are known for harming the trees and plants. If you accidentally touched these pests it can cause red itchyness on your skin. Be careful whenever possible if you saw these in your garden. Maybe these are the moths flying within our vicinity.
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I spotted this Jumping Spider resting on our Fortune plant. It's not easy for me to captured the spider because whenever my camera is being ready, it will hide or jump to other leaf. Until there's a time it stayed in one place. Those bright eyes we're alluring, can see other eyes behind the head. If you didn't took it in a macroshot, the result too small in the picture. It looks friendly this tiny creature, sometimes it jump on me, to my fingers, hands or even to my mobile…
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The half bloom of our Chinese hibiscus. It started to bloom in the morning and waiting to bloom in full. From bulb to full bloom is an exciting part of the flower watching hour by hour. Because the beauty it lasts only for a day. If you see it in full bloom now don't waste time staring on it. By end of the day or tomorrow it dries already. I think nowadays there's a newly bred that will lasts for three days. I'm looking for that bred to plant in our garden. These flowers are…
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My grandmother's varities of Coleus plants. Still have four varieties not included in this post. My grandma asked me to watered them daily. Twice in summer and once in winter. They are sun and heat tolerance, the leaves are added attraction. To keep them healthy and have a dramatic color of leaves, it should enough morning sunshine. In the afternoon put them in a shady place for the protection of the leaves. Darker leaves have enough amount of morning sunlight than those…
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Wonderful yellow and orange Cosmos flowers. I shot them front and back angles. Spotted inside the park, the place so lovely with these vibrant blooms and added the butterflies flying around. There's a lot of cosmos flowers, i think it's their season. The center of attraction in the park. Maybe these are the usual colors, how i wish there's other colors? I planted already in our yard the seeds, hoping they will grow soon.. The nectars of the flowers are one of butterflies…
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This fur baby somebody threw it near our gate, when I heard a kitten is crying, I hurriedly went outside to check it. I found out this kitten and it's inside the plastic bag. I pity the kitten, it's too weak and still need the milk and care of her mother. It's just a days or week old, has no heart to animals whoever threw this helpless fur baby. I adopt her and we decided to name her Ever. She can walk a bit now ,have strength and gaining weight. Surely Ever has siblings,…
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Last night we experienced heavy rainfall in our area. The weather is cool until now. This morning checking our plants in our yard, spotted the Lime butterfly ferched on yellow bell with raindrops on the petals. What a pretty morning glancing the nature's beauty.? The butterfly is too early, usually visiting our blooms when the sun is up. There's sunshine, see you later noise family. I have to walk for a while to my favorite spot, the ricefield nearby and do some possible…
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First ever big melon I've ever tasted in my entire life. It's almost 2 kilos for 200Php.($4)., it's sweet, juicy and tasty. One of my favorite fruit coz of the good smell and the taste. During summer I always make melon ice candy for my children and one of the ingredient for our homemade halo~halo. I have to put in freezer first be we consume it and eat it as finger food while watching television. Enjoy the weekend noise family. Spread love and be safe. Give credit to my…
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The endless beauty of these blooms, the orange and pink Zinnia. Spotted them in our backyard, seeing these for a weeks now but their freshness still stunning. A months ago i just threw the seeds on the ground, i didn't notice they grew faster than i expected. I'm looking the yellow and white colors to add it in our yard but unluckily can't find one. They easy to manage even you didn't water them every 2 to 3 days, they will survive. Before I tried to plant to whole plant…
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It's gonna be a sunny Sunday, let's have a break for the heavy rains we've been encountered for past days. I can say yesterday that was the worst with strong wind. Attended mass this morning, on my way home, my eyes caught my attention with this morning sunshine and the sun is rounder this time. I stared there for a while under the trees. What a magnificent morning, some leaves are dancing and can hear birds are chirping. A blissful Sunday everyone, spread love and peace be…
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Let us start Monday with a new beginning and positivity in life. Like these Chinese hibiscus in our garden, it's fully bloom. It's gloomy morning but these blooms it shines like a sunshine. Both enchanting with or without raindrops on the petals. My grandmother's hibiscus, she told me, the hibiscus plant is almost three decades when she planted it. That's why she really took of care that plant very well. Whenever there's a blooms my grandma keep on staring the flowers from…
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Pretty colors of this butterfly perched on the bulbs of our santan plant. First time to saw this kind of species. The colors are cool to the eyes. This is quite small than those regular flying in our garden. It's not elusive, able to captured smoothly. Unlike other species, while capturing they are flying from flowers to flowers. It stayed in our garden longer and saw it enjoying the nectars to other blooms. Hopin it will come back for possible photo shoots in a different…
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Two weeks ago I visited this Korean church and function hall in our community. The location is cool, it's overlooking the city. Every Sundays have mass and functions here. A friend of mine invited me here before that's why I knew. Some tourists visiting the place. But sad to say, it's been a decade now the owner of the place was abondoned already and don't know the reasons. Still have caretakers here anyone can visit the place, the gates are open daily. Sometimes I am here…
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Yesterday I cooked Pasta in red sauce. This is my version, the ingredients are Chopped chicken breast, Chicken hotdog and corned beef. I always put coffee creamer for the red sauce. Some garnishings like onion leeks, celery or parsley. My kids wanted to have grated cheese but can't find one in the kitchen. I prefer chicken meat than red meat. When cooked, i want my pasta is separate from the red sauce. I mean, I should the one to scoop my sauce then put it over my pasta. I…
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Our different species of Vinca flowers. We have other colors but still bulbs. Most of our Vincas have flowers the whole year. One of the easiest plant to manage, just water them in the morning and in the afternoon. You can propagate thru seeds. I have a lot of seeds here and sharing to others who wish to plant in their garden. Your garden it looks lively if they blooms at the same time. Be aware to caterpillars, because the leaves are one of their favorite foods. These are…
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A precious Sunday everyone, Got up early this morning and I jogged to my favourite spot, the oval in our community. I need to burn some calories, don't you worry guys, even I'm out still following the health protocol for my safety. I thought it will rain and I was amazed the vibrant skies. The sunrise visible at this time. God's creation is oustanding. I seated one of the benches in the park and glancing this wondrous sun up to start the day. The weather is cool and quite…
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The small butterfly rested under our Zinnia flower. There's a mild rainshower while capturing the subject. It seems it found a shelter for awhile to protect itself from the rainshower. The good thing it stopped suddenly and the sunshine appeared. Then the butterfly perched on the nectars. The flowers of zinnia will last for a weeks, that's why my grandma collecting the seeds to plant again and again. I think the plants once flowers gets dry, the plant itself will follow.…
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Adoretus Sinicus or Chinese rose beetle is having a good time on the leaf of our Coleus plant. This is a macroshot, spotted near our terrace while sipping my coffee a months ago. This kind of beetle are damaging the ornamental plants especially the adults one are the more aggressive. They are nocturnal, during daylight you can see them on the bark of a plant or tree and behind the leaves. The brownish color and shiny wings are alluring. They are not elusive, I saw on the…
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The orange and pinkish Sunset. I took this picture in a hill inside the park. Almost the visitors in the park left the place already and me still here waited to quite dark to have a vibrant colors of the sunset for my photoshoots. I really like the pinkish color, it looks wonderful. They said if the sunset is Pink there will be nice weather the next day. I didn't waste my time to have this. Capturing a golden hours is you have to be patient. Your camera it should be always…