Blossom

I feel refreshed everytime I welcome the new year. A new year always emits a sense of renewal and hope. It feels like we had yet again cross a significant checkpoint of our life’s journey;  as if another fresh chapter of our magnificent existence is about to unfold and disclose, in which through time would fill our book of life with seemingly wonderful stories, our very own wonderful stories, sewn together to reveal a masterpiece that we, ourselves, could not and would not ever imagine in our lifetime.

I have welcomed again the new year with much needed optimism and I hope that this will not falter all through out. But if it does, I hope I will have then the persistence to reignite the fire and keep going. Here’s to a very meaningful year ahead! Happy new year everyone!

Photos by Ina

Flow Through

Found this see through flowy black dress one night while I was going through all the things that had been left untouched for the longest time now in my stack. I could not believe that this has been sitting, gathering dust, in my closet. Nearly forgot all about this.

I have been waiting for a slight blow of wind to capture how this dress works with the breeze but all we got was rain droplets. Nonetheless, my brother was still able to take naturally amazing photos of it. We spent another wonderful afternoon outside picking up dried leaves and branches that we found lying on the mountain side and watching those burn to ashes. Hope the rain would not yet pour anytime soon as the mangoes are now on its way to full blossom.

Photos by my brother, Sean

Nature’s Gravity

I have always spent time outside with nature. I literally spent my growing up years close to it. But its beauty only dawned on me when I have to live far from it to pursue my studies in the city. I never knew that, all those years, I had taken living with it for granted. The first breath of fresh air weeks after staying in one with all the dirt, smoke and chaos from the city hit me with the realization that I am missing my hometown more than ever. The scenic view of the ocean and how it meets with the sky, which we always see as we travel from our school to our home, became more majestic, colorful… magical in my eyes. The trees grew life. The flowers became warmer to me . The skies a hue brighter. Finally, I have come to appreciate what I got.

Photos by mom