Pollen

Time to move on a new theme for Today's Flowers. This month of May I am concentrating on flowers I photographed during my stay in La Union and my visit in Baguio City.




This lilium flower was part of the flowering plants my Aunt have in her little garden. Since she was in the hospital all day (she's working as a nurse), I was alone in our house with nothing to do. We didn't have Internet and cable television in our house in La Union, so the only way to "entertain" myself aside from writing was taking pictures.

I was applying the little lesson I learned about photographing flowers, I tried to take pictures of different flowers in different perspectives. Here I concentrated on the pollens, testing the depth of field of my camera. I am not sure if I fully maximized it, though, as I am only using a compact point and shoot camera.

*** Jenn ***

Hiding in the Curtains

New month, new set of critters. This month I decided to show pictures of spiders! I noticed a while back that I have enough pictures of spiders to carry out a whole month of camera critters, so that's what I will do.

I took this picture last March, when I was in my late father's hometown. I just woke up, brushed my teeth, and when I walked back to my room to fix myself for a brand new day, I noticed this spider hiding in the curtains. My Aunt made a little decoration in the curtains - gathering some parts in the middle and tying them with a hair band, and in the folds of the curtain is where this spider took its shelter.

I needed to use the flash to take this picture, and I am glad that even if I fire the flash near the spider it didn't jump off, and it didn't make the whole image all white.

*** Jenn ***

Tulay (Bridge)

Ang Quirino Bridge na nag-uugnay sa una at pangalawang bahagi ng Ilocos Sur ang pinaka paborito kong tulay. Tuwing pupunta ako ng Vigan, ito ang bahagi ng Ilocos Sur na talagang inaabangan ko. Pakiramdam ko kasi kapag nakarating na dito ay "abot tanaw" na lang ang Vigan. Hehehe. Ang litratong ito ay kuha noong nakaraang Mayo. Nakasama ako sa road trip ng akong tiyahin at ng kanyang mga high school friends at dahil walang aircon ang van na sinakyan namin, nagawa kong ilabas ang kaunting bahagi ng aking katawan sa may bintana upang makuhanan ng litrato ang tulay.

{The Quirino Bridge that links the first and second part of Ilocos Sur is my favorite bridge. Whenever I go to Vigan, this is the part of Ilocos Sur that I anticipate the most because I feel that once I reach the bridge, Vigan is just a stone throw away. =) This picture was shot last May when I went on a road trip with my aunt and her friends from high school.}

*** Jenn ***

Home Away From Home

Last of the series on the Cebu / Negros Oriental trip I had last February. This was our room in Obdulia's Business Inn where we stayed at on our last two days in Dumaguete City. Our host lives in Tanjay City (approx. 35 kms. away), and since it was just Malou, my brother, and I left in Negros Oriental as our companions already left, our host decided to just book us a room in Dumaguete so we could still roam around the city.

Three months ago, I was also in Dumaguete, but this business center was still under construction. Who would have thought I'd go back here again and stay here? Such a blessing, indeed.

*** Jenn ***

Light Purple

Last of the set for the month (wow, a month went by so fast). These flowers were taken on the same garden where I took the flower image I shared last week. I remember a few months ago, I had a hard time looking for blue and purple toned flowers, so when I saw some from the garden, I really took the effort to take some pictures.

Start of a new week... may we all have a great week ahead.

*** Jenn ***