Posted by teacherjulie @ 2:00 am
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Every Saturday, members post photos based on a theme. Today, June 16, my mother’s birthday, the theme is hair. Visit the BLOG ROLL.
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Macro photograph of a flower bud named pink calachuchi. This bud has lots of fine hair.

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I don’t exactly know what this hanging plant is called. All I remember is that it is called in Filipino “buhok ni Eba or buhok ni Adan (hair of Eve or Adam’s hair)”. I would gladly appreciate anyone who can help me.
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Where is the hair? None. We went to this place called Mt. Samat, a very significant place here in the Philippines during the World War II. Many Americans and Filipino soldiers died here during the Japanese occupation. When we went to visit this historical place, my daughter Tania and us too, had a hair-raising experience. She didn’t want to go near these big guns. She was crying and saying “No! No!” We were puzzled. She said, “May lolo!” meaning, “There is an old man!” Definitely hair-raising because we were the only people there. Yes, she can see “them”, people that we can’t see with our naked eyes. She was two years old then.

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16 Jun, 2007 @ 4:01 am
Vader's Mom said:

I love the first photo. Just wonderful.

  • Thanks, I just love taking macro photographs, :)

16 Jun, 2007 @ 7:01 am
incog & nito said:

Lovely shots and a great take on the theme. The plants are beautiful. Mt Samat would be an interesting place to visit – I wouldn’t want that hair raising experience though. Happy weekend.

  • Thanks. Do come by and visit our lovely country. :)

16 Jun, 2007 @ 7:12 am
zsolt72 said:

its really a hair raising story. Does she still have this ability?

  • She still does, I think though not as often as when she was younger. We know, even if she doesn’t tell us because she would suddenly perspire, hyperventilate and close her eyes. She is four now.

16 Jun, 2007 @ 7:44 am
A. said:

Is this your plant?

Excellent pictures, but the story behind the third one has the hairs on the back of my neck standing!

  • A, checked the site. No, its not because the plant is a vine. It is used to cover trellises, then its hairs grow down and these have to be cut every now and then, These are mostly used in formal gardens or as protection from the sunlight. Thanks for taking the time to look for the plant. I truly appreciate your efforts. Thanks. Take care.

16 Jun, 2007 @ 8:11 am
mousey said:

really a hair raising expereince!

great macro, di ko rin alam yung buhok ni eve at adan heheh…

happy weekend teacher julie!

  • Thanks, Mousey. I think its “buhok ni Adan” or Adam’s hair all right but I keep wondering how come his hair is so long. Might be because there were no barbers back then, hahaha!

16 Jun, 2007 @ 9:06 am
Miz said:

Thanks for stopping by my blog, and for the Photo Hunters reminder…I almost forgot!

That is a beautiful flower! Have a great weekend!

  • Thanks too, :D

16 Jun, 2007 @ 9:51 am
Dragonheart said:

Terrific photos for the theme, and creative interpretations of hair! The first two photos are beautiful. :)

  • Thanks, Dragonheart. Have to sometimes get those creative juices running, :) .

16 Jun, 2007 @ 9:56 am
meeyauw said:

You and I did the same thing: hairy plants! That’s neat! That’s quite a story about your daughter, too!

  • Had to take on something different for a change, :) Daughter  doesn’t like what she sees and we’re happy that doesn’t happen as often as when she was younger. She is 4 now.

16 Jun, 2007 @ 10:59 am

And the hair is standing up on the back of my neck at your ghostly tale.

  • I hope I didn’t scare you a lot. It sure scared us, a lot, especially my little girl.

16 Jun, 2007 @ 11:40 am
Karen said:

Wow, yes, I agree with others, that story has the hair on the back of my neck standing straight up! Wow.

  • That story/experience was not her first nor her last. She doesn’t tell us anymore if she still sees “them” but somehow we know she still does. She is four now.

16 Jun, 2007 @ 12:03 pm
Amy said:

The big guns can be scary for a little kid! Heck, they can be scary for adults too!

  • Yep, scary big guns, especially these were used in the war.

16 Jun, 2007 @ 2:14 pm
Rach said:

Hi Julie. That last part just gave me goose bumps.

Love your photos! I’m interested in macro photography. I better give it a try some time.

  • Thanks, Rach. You can try doing macro photography in Yohan’s school garden if they have one while waiting for him. There are a lot of subjects to do that with. With steady hands and good eye for details, you can go a long way. But of course, some people would be looking at you like you are some kinda doing weird stuff. Just never mind them, :D

16 Jun, 2007 @ 3:45 pm
Montserrat said:

Wonderful photos. I always enjoy it when one thinks out of the box but still within the theme.

  • Thanks. I figured there would be a lot of human hair so I had to take a different path to be unique. :)

16 Jun, 2007 @ 5:18 pm

I love those photos for this week. Unique take on the theme.

  • Thanks. Had to think differently here because the theme is a little “hard” for me.

16 Jun, 2007 @ 5:34 pm
Liz said:

hose are brilliant photos; you have put in a lot of thought.

The hair-raising one is spooky!

  • Definitely a hair-raising one. That was not the first and the last she had. :)

16 Jun, 2007 @ 6:24 pm
jmb said:

Great mix of photos for the theme. Very original. I loved it.

  • Thanks, had to think about something different so I got those photos and stories.

16 Jun, 2007 @ 7:10 pm
Mark said:

Hi , great use of the word, you have covered so many things.

Cheers Mark

  • Thanks, Mark. Had to think about something different and those ideas came up.

16 Jun, 2007 @ 7:51 pm
Imma (Alice) said:

This is a truly wonderful post. The photos and the story behind each is very well done. I hope you support your child so she can keep using this gift she has been given. I think we all have it, but due to fear or ridicule we shut it down.

Drop by my lair
to see my hair,
With time to spare,
others will be there.

  • Imma, she doesn’t like this “gift”. She is now four and she doesn’t tell us anymore if she sees “them”. But we know she still does because sometimes she starts to sweat and hyperventilate and cry. Poor child.

16 Jun, 2007 @ 11:59 pm
srp said:

I didn’t think about plant hairs… great job! And a nicely different take on the theme too!

  • Thanks, I was thinking of putting something different than human hair that’s why I looked for the plant hair photos. :)

17 Jun, 2007 @ 2:26 pm

I like your slant on the theme, Julie. Great job! And thanks so much for visiting Pollywog Creek. Be blessed!

  • Thanks, Patricia. Have a great week!

18 Jun, 2007 @ 12:25 pm
auee said:

What a really nice take on the “hair” topic
:-)

I got goosebumps when I read about your daughter’s experience in Mt Samat. Grabe!

  • Photo Hunters keep my creative juices running. This is a good exercise in thinking beyond the theme. Do join the group, Auee. Tania has less of those experiences now. Maybe because she is a little older.

20 Jun, 2007 @ 4:17 am
MamaBearJune said:

Very nice hairy plant. My daughter has experiences like that, too, but she never told us when she was younger.

My photo is up – late!

  • Thanks for the visit. It was alarming (for me) when she used to say that she sees them. She couldn’t have made them up because she is still young. She still has them I think, but rarely now.

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