Bright and Clear

Photo by Aries Neil S. Alderite

Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment. -Morihei Ueshiba - 

Flowers

Photos by Aries Neil S. Alderite

Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul. -Luther Burbank-

Flowers are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-

For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ. -Christopher Smart-

God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars. -Martin Luther-


Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive. -Brian Clough-

The Sea

Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.  - Robert Henri -

That the sea is one of the most beautiful and magnificent sights in Nature, all admit. -John Joy-

Sunrise offered a very beautiful spectacle; the water was quite unruffled, but the motion communicated by the tides was so great that, although there was not a breath of air stirring, the sea heaved slowly with a grand and majestic motion.  - George Grey -

Photos by Aries Neil S. Alderite

Those Who Dream

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.  - Abdul Kalam -

Photo by Kurt Irving S. Barcelona

The Vast Sky - The Great Ocean

Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment. - Morihei Ueshiba -

Photo by Aries Neil S. Alderite

Tinuy-an Falls

Touted as the Niagara Falls of the Philippines, Tinuy-an Falls is a white water curtain that flows in 3 levels and is said to be one of the widest waterfalls in the Philippines, and so far is the best in the country because of its majestic natural formation, covered beautifully with rainforest.

Bathing in its cool waters is definitely an experience that you will never find elsewhere. Aside from this, the whole waterfall area is also a sanctuary of many wild species that makes it a very ideal place for nature tripping.

A wonderful thing happens in this magnificent wonder of nature every morning. A rainbow appears daily between 9am to 11am. Don't leave the place without experiencing this phenomenon.

Located in Burboanan, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, it has become one of the main tourist attraction in the city.

Photos by Aries Neil Alderite

Enchanted River

Enchanted River is found in Barangay Talisay, Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.  

The stunning blue lagoon nestled within a mountainside is shrouded in thick vegetation with a narrow passage connecting to the sea. 

True to its name, the Enchanted River looks fascinating with its majestic blue water. Its dark tinge comes from the Pacific sea pouring in from a deep underwater crevice. 

It is said to be enchanted because no one has fathomed its depth. Its unknown depth gives it the deep sky blue color. Many people, including scuba divers, tried reaching the bottom of the enchanted river but failed. The water clarity changes throughout the day.  At midday,  the water becomes clearer and even more majestic.  

Photos by Aries Neil Alderite

Burst of Yellow Blooms

A bloom of yellow feathers...

Grass or flowers?

A single yellow bloom.

Photos by Kurt Barcelona

Rainbow

What do you see first? The rainbow or the ominous clouds?

Rain

Rain -- pelting down on the windshield!

Photo by Kurt Barcelona