Church

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon. – Martin Luther

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Looking for Best #Postcard

 Help to decide which is which :-)

what about this...

 I keep all of my letters, postcards, and thank you notes. I'll keep them forever!

---Jane Levy

I guess this is better than the above photo :-)

 I love that works of art are printed so that anyone can buy them. The variety of what they put on little postcards astounds me.

---Leonard Lauder

Oppss! showing you the behind :-)

Of course you can't 'trust' what people tell you on the web anymore than you can 'trust' what people tell you on megaphones, postcards or in restaurants. Working out the social politics of who you can trust and why is, quite literally, what a very large part of our brain has evolved to do.

---Douglas Adams

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Saturday Show Off

#Map

Ladies and gentlemen,

the Philippine map.

If geography is prose, maps are iconography.

---Lennart Meri

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Say a #Wish

 Don't waste too much time wishing, hoping, and being envious; it'll make you bugnutty.

--Penn Jillette

It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.

---Harvey Mackay

To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible.

---Robert Southey

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

---Michael Jordan

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Outdoor Wednesday

OK Pine!

Of course they are green. They are pine trees. 

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Oh My Grrrrreen!

Every particular in nature, a leaf, a drop, a crystal, a moment of time is related to the whole, and partakes of the perfection of the whole.

---Ralph Waldo Emerson 

If you are bitter, you are like a dry leaf that you can just squash, and you can get blown away by the wind. There is much more wisdom in forgiveness.

---Vusi Mahlasela 

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Watch Out, #Sun!

The sky is an infinite movie to me. I never get tired of looking at what's happening up there.

---K. D. Lang 

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#Red Rose

My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns.

---Bret Michaels

Red Roses: A red rose is an unmistakable expression of love.  

Red roses convey deep emotions - be it love, longing or desire. Red Roses can also be used to convey respect, admiration or devotion. A deep red rose can be used to convey heartfelt regret and sorrow. The number of red roses has special romantic meanings associated with them. 12 red roses is the most popular of all which conveys "Be mine" and "I love you". (Source: flowerexpert.com)

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His Fave #Toy

This is Billly.

He likes blue, obviously.

He likes to play empty bottle of Pepsi. 

A color blue!

Happy Blue Monday, everyone!

I would like to link this post also in Shadow Shot Sunday. I noticed the shadow of Billy, the bottle and water, I think it's nice. What do you think?

#Green Mind

When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.

---William Blake 

 

Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?

---Ray Kroc 

 

You could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through.

---Ilya Ehrenburg

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Oh My #Moon

I didn't witness the blood moon last weekend :-(  because my cam was empty battery and my phone left on my bag at my station.

 But, this won't stop posting me about moon. 

What I have in my folder are photographs of full moon.

Yey, I heart moon.

When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.

---Mahatma Gandhi 

Location: Sidlakan Pier, Surigao City 

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Bark, Black Ant and Carnation

One sunny afternoon

Only me and my cam

Seizing the moment

Whatever it takes

Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything. 

---Aaron Siskind 

 

 Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

---Dorothea Lange 

 

 There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are. 

---Ernst Haas 

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Abandoned

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

--Soren Kierkegaard 

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#Red Santan

Santan / Ixora coccinea / DWARF SANTAN : Philippine Medicinal Plants / Philippine Alternative Medicine. There are about 500 species in the genus Ixora. A few are in cultivation. There are numerous cultivars differing in flower color (yellow, pink, orange) and plant size.

The red Santan

 Ixora is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It consists of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs and holds around 500 species. Though native to the tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world, its centre of diversity is in Tropical Asia.

 Ixora also grows commonly in subtropical climates in the United States, such as Florida where it is commonly known as West Indian Jasmine. Other common names include viruchi, rangan, kheme, ponna, chann tanea, techi, pan, santan, jarum-jarum, jungle flame, jungle geranium among others.

 The plants possess leathery leaves, ranging from 3 to 6 inches in length, and produce large clusters of tiny flowers in the summer. Members of Ixora prefer acidic soil, and are suitable choices for bonsai. It is also a popular choice for hedges in parts of South East Asia.

  In tropical climates they flower year round and are commonly used in Hindu worship, as well as in ayurveda and Indian folk medicine.

 The lovely flower, Santan. (Source: Wikipedia.com)

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Hello Mr. #Sun!

Woke up at 5:45 AM just to capture this view. 

Sunrise @Mahinog, Camiguin.

Hello world!

“There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.”
― Jo Walton

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Well Well Well

Location: Dahilayan Adventure Park, Bukidnon.

I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.

---Martha Washington 

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Wednesday Waters

Veta meets Quezon

 The Manuel Quezon Memorial Shrine is the tallest structure in Quezon City standing at 66 meters. It was built as a tribute to one of the Philippines' greatest statesmen, Manuel Quezon. The shrine is composed of three artistically conjoined towers which symbolizes birth, life and death. It is topped by three angels that represent Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

 In the middle of the three towers is the memorial chamber of Quezon. It houses two museums – one houses a museum that contains priceless Quezonian items and the other houses memorabilia of Quezon City mayors. Inside is a shrine that contains the bronze casket that holds the remains of Manuel Quezon. 

 It is considered as the city's landmark. It was built in the middle of a 27-hectare rotonda park with various amenities such as a basketball and volleyball courts, playgrounds, skating rinks, bike lanes, built-in chess tables, indoor and outdoor conference halls, gardens and herbariums, stone-foot massage area, and an ampitheater. 

 In 2008, the city government re-assumed control over the Shrine and Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. declared the Manuel Quezon Shrine as a sacred ground. He also created a committee to conduct an inventory and study the physical and financial strength of the facility.

 (Source: Wikipilipinas.org)

 

My model, my dear friend, Marilyn. :-) 

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Floating #Blue

We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.

---Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Location: Amontay Beach, Butuan City

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#Sand Tower

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

---Robert W. Service 

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Low Tide

“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it.”
― Jordan Belfort


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