Butterflies

It was difficult to take photos of these lovely butterflies because every time I focused my camera to them, they will quickly fly and hop to another flower.

Purple flowers

These beautiful purple flowers are attraction in a native restaurant we've hanged-out. Actually, whenever I turned around I saw the the different varieties of purple flowers. These fourpurple flowers that I have taken are the only nice quality photos I've got. Some were not really good shots.

Pink Euphorbia

This is the Euphorbia Milii and is also called Crown-of-thorns or Christ Plant. I wonder why?

Fried Chicken and French Fries

Another entry for my ABC Wednesday is Fried Chicken with French Fries. So yummy!

Farm For Sale

This little farm near the Philippine Shell Refinery and located in Batangas City is now FOR SALE. I also heard that the big part of this farm was already owned by San Miguel Corporation. Another thing that caught my attention was those white migratory birds. I only see them every summer. Unfortunately, I don't have a specific lens to take a close-up photos of these birds.

Mango Leafhopper

Mango leafhopper infests the mango flowers and the resulting feeding activities can seriously reduce fruit production via flower and fruit drop. Most of our mango flowers have this kind of insect. The actual length of this mango leafhopper is around 6 to 8mm only.

My Camera Setup:
Model - Canon EOS 450D
Lens - Reversed EF 50mm f1.8
Shutter Speed - 1/50 sec.
ISO - 800

Fantasy World Batangas Castle

I used to see this scenery whenever we go in Taal, Batangas. I don't know how much is the entrance fee here today but anyone can drop by beside the highway to take photos and feel the cold and fresh air. The back of this is the Taal lake where the Taal Volcano was situated.



When you are at Fantasy World, here are the awesome views.
The beautiful Taal Volcano

Antique Axe

After a stressful work in urban area, I decided to have a short vacation in our hometown somewhere in Batangas, Philippines, just to relax and take a fresh air. The following day, it was a delightful morning, I am swaying on a handicraft rattan while native chickens are feeding around when I noticed an antique axe above woods and I realized that my father is still using it and valued this tool.

quail eggs

For my ABC Wednesday - Eggs are the ultimate protein. Ninety percent is utilized by the body, compared with only sixty-seven percent from steak. They're also a wonderful source of Vitamins A, B, D, and E. Egg yolk is high in lecithin and are important brain food, contributing not only to memory and concentration, but also to good mental and emotional status.

This photo was taken during 2009

Adult milkweed bug

This adult milkweed bug is an attractive black and yellow sucking insect that feeds on milkweed plants.

Hibiscus Species and Cultivars

Hibiscus is a national symbol or flower of South Korea and Malaysia. When I was young we used the gumamela in the Philippines (local name for hibiscus) as part of a bubble-making pastime. The flowers and leaves are crushed until the sticky juices come out. Hollow papaya stalks are then dipped into this and used as straws for blowing bubbles. In some other countries, Hibiscus were used as

Smallest mushroom

This tiny growing mushroom cannot be easily noticed. I don't have tripod at this time and I had to lay down on the ground just to take a close-up shot of this mushroom.

Red Flowers

Valentines Day is coming and the color of love is "Red".

Fuchsia Orchids

Flowers make me happy.

The Philippine Civet

I took a picture of this wild animal in our yard a couple of years ago. This nocturnal animal was always visiting our yard every other night to look for food and we found out that this is called the “Philippine Civet”. Commonly referred to as "civet cats," more closely related to the mongoose family than to felines, and are specifically classified under Asian Palm Civets. Its local names are

Clouds - Rays of Energy

It is so windy with strong sun rays and you can feel the energy from nature.

Clouds - Active Volcano

This photo is like a volcano that is exploding smoke and ashes.

Carrots

These are rich in vitamin A and beta-carotene among others.

Red Ribbon

Red Ribbon in details. My gifts are not complete without this red ribbon.

My Baby's Yellow Ride

My baby used to ride on this yellow horse toy. She keeps on holding on its ears and saying "horsey, horsey, tig tig tig eeeyah!" Few times she tried riding here, she always fell down but after practicing, now she knew how to balance and can stay on it longer.