Tuesday, 28 February 2017

SANTAN







PERFECT FLOWER

Gumamela



 A flower I grow up with;



 Pound the flower then you'll have a coloring material.



We're taught in school that she has complete parts.



Pick one put her by the ear ....


RETREAT HOUSE



 A place to find yourself

Lawaan, Talisay City, Cebu
November 2015

LUNA

Could it be watching over us?, asked a little child.


But it goes wherever we go, he added.

When I got off the jeepney I saw the moon
decided to capture the moment
October 2015



FLIGHTLESS

My son put a piece of paper through the dragonfly's wings stopping it from flying around.
He thought it was fun but eventually took pity and released it.






@Cogtas Residence
Primitiva Compound, Tungkop, Minglanilla, Cebu
June 2015

FIRST WATCH

He often wonders whether you understood his gestures.
Whether you feel his pain.
Whether you will feel how much he cares.



@Palm Beach Resort
Tunkop, Minglanilla, Cebu
April 2015

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Leave in the market place what you do in the market place
                                          - Og Mandino


@Pinamungajan Public Market
Pinamungajan, Cebu
March 2015

THE WILDERNESS

The vast ocean calls on you promising bountiful provisions


The sea of Toledo City, Cebu
Taken while aboard a moving pick up
July 2015

LITTLE THINGS


What you do may not matter to me
But since it matters to you,



Go ahead!
Live the life you deserve.



Mark Jemzelle B. Cogtas
@Loie Beach Resort
Tajao, Pinamungajan, Cebu
Sept. 2016

READY FOR YOUR RETURN

Come, come now Mr. Sun


I understand you have to go
to rest your tired eyes



 Shut them for the next day's routine


To shine again.....
 and fill my day with your radiant glow



Model: Nina Jessa Baratbate
@Loie Beach Resort
Tajao, Pinamungajan, Cebu
Sept. 2016

OUR CHEF



 You can almost always put him anywhere, 
he can just grab a stick or two and....
 voila! there's your dinner.





Manuel Baratbate
@Loie Beach Resort
Tajao, Pinamungajan, Cebu
Sept. 2016

SERENITY

Sometimes when you are alone in the vast waters you'll realize how much you needed peace.















taken from Loie Beach Resort
Tajao, Pinamungajan, Cebu
Sept. 2016

HOW DO I LOVE THEE

I love thee to the depths my soul can reach




 from Elizabeth Browning's Sonnet
Model: Suzette Baratbate
@Loie Beach
Tajao, Pinamungajan, Cebu
Sept. 2016

PUTAT

These trees outlived numerous tall tales and folk tales.
Come drought and all they still stand there like sentinels.



The elders say could be a portal to the unknown.
But one thing I'm sure they look just like that since I was a little girl til now..



Campo, Poblacion, Pinamungajan,
Cebu, Philippines

ANTS

I think I just don't have the right lens. Or is it?