{A Photo} Challenge | Patriotic

Happy new week, everyone!

This week on {A Photo} Challenge, the prompt is "Something Patriotic." I already shared the latest picture I took that would fit this prompt, so for this week, I opted to check my files again, and found this:

A picture I took last November, while on a vacation with K. The first time we met in 2008, the Rizal Park was one of the places we visited, and somehow the place had a connection with us, that when he went back here, we visited the park again. Not too much pictures like the first time, but of course, we took the time to relax, enjoy the view, and be grateful for the freedom.

The place formerly known as "Bagumbayan" was where the country's national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal was executed. It was then transformed into a park, with a huge monument of him to honor his sacrifices, his intelligence, and his ways to fight for freedom. I couldn't find any more patriotic than this image.

*** Jenn ***

{A Photo} Challenge | From a High Angle

Before I share my image for this week's {A Photo} Challenge, I first would like to share the new blog header, which I made using the "Plentiful" collection, which I downloaded from Shabby Princess. I used to be a scrapbooker, but I am more into doing paper scrapbooks as digital scrapbooking was difficult for me. Now that I am learning more about GIMP, I was able to create a blog header for my sister's blog using a freebie header I downloaded, and my little triumph prompted me to create one for myself. This is the first time I was able to do something like this from scratch, so I am really happy. :)

On to my photo share:


I oftentimes take pictures from my level, so I only have few pictures taken from low and high angles. When I read about the prompt, this was the first thing that came to mind, as this picture was taken the last time I traveled by air.

It was November and my dear K and I were traveling back to Manila from Iloilo. My camera died a few days before, so the entire Iloilo trip, I used my cell phone to capture images, and when it was time to fly back to Manila, K lent me his Fujifilm Finepix S5600 so I could also able to take pictures of the clouds.

This image was taken a few minutes after take off. We took the late afternoon flight, and being seated on the west side, I was also able to take pictures of sun rays.

*** Jenn ***

{A Photo} Challenge | Favorite Place

I remember receiving a message from Mikayla inviting me to join {A Photo} Challenge meme, but I wasn't able to join, until this week. I guess with a prompt "Favorite Place," I surely didn't want to miss this because I am always excited about sharing pictures from my favorite place.




The first time I set foot in Vigan, it was year 2006, and instantly I was captivated by its unique charm and beauty. Since then, I visited the place whenever I can, and even if I have been there countless of times, I still don't get tired going there.

Sure I have been to lots of different places - places considered as paradise and such, but I guess I left a piece of my heart in Vigan, that even if I visit other places, I still consider Vigan as my favorite...ever.

*** Jenn ***