Sunday Sunset

Not an outstanding photo, but please do not use and claim as your own. I can hunt you down and I will.

    
     This is a bittern, in Nuvali's man-made lake.  I have a few more photos but for some reason Blogger says there is an invalid response from the server, and my photos aren't uploading.  I am surprised this one came through.

     The sun shone golden last Sunday, and families were on the grass in most parts of the place until sundown.   Luneta, Luneta, Luneta.  As the kid ran around, I reminisced...our early '70s walking to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from Taft Ave. on Sunday mornings. "Pasyal", lola said.  She packed a "Thermos" (remember those tall ones with the red-checkered design) and sandwiches. 

      I'll try to upload the pink and blue twilight sky pic.

Rain in Santa Rosa

...feels moderate all the time.  There is a strong tropical storm, "Falcon" passing the northeast area of the country, and Manila has been flooding again.  Traffic was terrible today what with non-stop rains.  Here, it was on/off rain, wind and now at midnight, calm.  When Metro Manila began flooding during Ondoy, we were largely unaffected. Well, the technopark side of Santa Rosa, that is.  There were areas down at the bayan, starting from bgy Balibago and down to the Laguna Bay area, that were waist deep in water.

Many times, were enjoyed sunny skies while Metro Manila was dark and rainy.  Of course, this is due in part to our location away from the ocean, with the Tagaytay ridge bordering the flat lands.

While it is a blessing to live in mostly pleasant weather with moderate, refreshing rains here, we are no less sympathetic to everyone stuck in traffic or wading through floods. I know I often sound too enthused about this place to friends and relatives...but the truth is, watching traffic reports on the nightly news really makes me glad I'm away from that stressful city. Now even typhoon reports make me doubly relieved I'm not there. We do worry about everyone else.