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A Bunch of Awards – 3 Nominations: My Sincerest Gratitude

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Pink Rose

Pink Rose

I would like to start this post with my warmest congratulations and a note of gratitude to my friend and fellow blogger miles and miles away across where I am now – ajaytao. 🙂

Ajay, I have been one of your constant followers and I must say that in as many ways as you can, you have definitely touched a lot of lives, inspired a lot of people and brought joy to many all around the world through your posts.

I know this will never be enough to thank you for all that you have done but please bear in mind that we, your followers, can attest to how much have you contributed in making everyone see the world in a whole lot of different perspectives.

Our prayers are with you always, Ajay. Be happy always. 🙂

I would like to acknowledge the privilege that you have given for nominating me for 3 awards as well. I am truly honored to be chosen by one of the best bloggers here in WordPress. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I definitely will pay it forward. 🙂

The Versatile Blogger Award

The Versatile Blogger Award

Inner Peace Award

Inner Peace Award

Most Influential Blogger Award

Most Influential Blogger Award

“Moonlight By The River”

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"By The River" 2013

“Moonlight By The River” 2013

Finally had the time to finish another art work. Thanks to Scott’s post for giving me the ‘nudge’ to start working with  my colored pencils. 😉

I used colored pencils and black paper with silver speckles that now looked like gleaming stars. Ahhh yes, more to learn, more to improve.  🙂

Bright and Bold

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Tiny Butterfly

Tiny Butterfly

I often wondered how fragile these small butterflies are (only about half an inch big) and how fortunate I am to capture moments like this one seeing them perched on a leaf or a twig before they set off to their endless flights roaming around nature’s bounty.

As technology advances each and every single day, the role of each and every single thing in this world, living or non-living, becomes not just as a part of an ordinary food chain, food web, habitat or niche, but yes, as something to marvel at and celebrate its beauty amid the vast expanse of grandiosity and extravagance.

That is, as captured subjects underneath that lens – photography.

Yes,  mediocrity is where I intend to be bright and bold like this teeny, weeny butterfly. The mediocre – “peace and quiet.” 🙂

Flora and Fauna – Explored

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A trip to the garden is always the best breather for me. Yes, communing with nature so to speak. Must be the reason why my thesis back in college centered on regionalism and nature’s role in our lives. Here are macro shots of some of Mom’s beloved plants back in our hometown. 🙂

Ginger Plant

Ginger Plant

Cone-Like

Cone-Like

Fernish

Fernish

Wriggling Flowers

Wriggling Flowers

Rose Bud

Rose Bud

Blue Bells

Blue Bells

Cattleya

Cattleya

Bangkok Calachuci

Bangkok Calachuci

Vine

Vine

lil2

Lilies

Malaysian Mums

Malaysian Mums

Vanda

Vanda

The Quest In A Vast Space

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The Quest: A Vast Space

Naguilian, La Union, Philippines (May 27, 2013)

If only the stars shone the brightest when I met you,
Then I can tell that they’ve aligned for me and you.
If only the skies were as clear and as vast,
Then I could have rejoiced gladly and at last.

But things suddenly changed,
Perspectives here and there were exchanged.
I didn’t realize too as days dragged on,
All the multitudes of emotions I have to ride on.

I could care less if the moments were never the sweetest,
Nor were they precious moments to attest.
But feelings I care not but for what I have learned,
I sure am glad how the cards have turned.

Yes, I did cry.
For yes, I did try.
Funny, how ironic life can be.
A happy ending is not usually what you see.

But should I always be the cynic that I always am?
With a fear to go through yet another sham?
But I hoped for gray skies to clear,
Moments I know I always will hold dear.

So when skies start to become blue,
Believe, for always, they are true.
For though I may have lost you,
Space tells me I will find you.

(Written by: Christine Lailani G. Ginete)

Art Attack 101: Tulip in Oil Pastel

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Art Attack 101: Tulip in Oil Pastel

Combined two mediums: oil pastel and colored pencils. My first time to try oil pastel. Enjoying it so far. 🙂

Mushy Like A Mushroom – Missing Home

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Mushy Like A Mushroom: Missing Home

I stared at this photo I took in my home town in Bicol a few months back. It is a mushroom. That, I can tell. For sure you can tell. 😉

It is soft and pure. A haven. A refuge for those tiny creatures crawling on the ground.

I imagined myself to be that creature. I sought shelter in that white spot.

I thought about home. After 11 years, this year is the second time I wasn’t able to go home at this time of the month.

I miss home. I miss my family. I miss the salty, summer breeze, the twigs, the flowers, the ants – every single thing around me when I am there.

But that mushroom signifies my other home too – a pure and spot-free life like what Jesus had.

This mushroom reminded me everything I ought to be – pure and simple, amidst the grayness and rusticity around me.

And another thing too – to be mushy. Thus, this emotional article. 😀

“Thou Shall Not Wilt”

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If your imagination is running high, you would agree with me if this looks like a flower to you – the inside of the top core cover of a coconut fruit attached to a stalk. A flower that will not wilt. 🙂

Beauty Captured Through A Lens: My Photo Collection

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Here are some photos from my collection. These photos were taken starting year 2010 when I have decided to try photography as another hobby. It turned out that I am having quite a lot of fun with this new hobby of mine. 😉

I have been taking photos of basically anything that I see since then. Yes, there is something new to learn out there everyday, indeed. 🙂

“Dusk By The Sea”
“Santal”
“Little Bud”
“Wilt”
“Hydrangea”
“Ivy”
“Coral 3”
“Coral 2”
“Coral”
“Little Tube”
“Jar”
“Shade”
“Door Handle”
“Chain”
“Globe”
“Baluster”
“Shells”
“Cone”
“Weave”
“Vase”
“Chair”
“Ratan Lampshade”
“Russian Dolls”
“Sticks”
“Twigs”
“Ratan”