1 Nov, 2008
Blue Waters of Zambales
Posted by teacherjulie @ 12:05 am
Shelved under Interesting tidbits, My Family, On the Road, Philippines, Photo Hunters, Snapshots

Every Saturday, participants post photos based on a theme. The theme for this Saturday which is coincidentally called “All Souls Day”,  is BLUE.

I have already written in another Photo Hunt post (water) about the Philippines being an archipelago with 7,107 islands, surrounded by water. Island count varies though depending if the tide is low or high  ;)

Below is a photo of a small part of the South China Sea in Zambales, the province where I grew up.

Here is another BLUE Photo Hunter entry/photo in my other blog.

Speaking of China, don’t worry, one can only taste the very salty waters here and these are melamine-free :D

The wind is a horse:
hear how he runs
through the sea, through the sky.

He wants to take me: listen
how he roves the world
to take me far away.

by Pablo Neruda

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1 Nov, 2008 @ 1:31 am
Rach (Heart of Rachel) said:

I miss Zambales. I remember the lovely beach we visited at Iba Zambales.

1 Nov, 2008 @ 2:18 am
Annie said:

What a beautiful place. I love that photo and the poem is awesome! Perfect for this week’s theme.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

1 Nov, 2008 @ 4:41 am
Pat said:

Beautiful photo and love the poem.

Have a good weekend.

1 Nov, 2008 @ 6:44 am
Leslie of Kaleidoscope said:

What a beautiful picture and I love the poem! :)

1 Nov, 2008 @ 7:17 am
Photo Cache said:

What a lovely blue ocean/waters. Happy halloween.

1 Nov, 2008 @ 7:20 am
bengbeng said:

love the verses u selected.

1 Nov, 2008 @ 7:35 am
Carver said:

Beautiful shot Julie and great poem to go with it. Happy weekend.

1 Nov, 2008 @ 8:30 am
littlepolaris said:

Hi teacher Julie, how are you doing? I haven’t been participating photohunt for quite some time. your photo looks like a painting with 3 layers of color.

1 Nov, 2008 @ 8:50 am
heaertbeats said:

Happy Halloween!!!

1 Nov, 2008 @ 9:45 am
ian said:

it’s been so long ago that i’ve been to the beach! i can’t wait for summer to be back… thanks for visiting my blog =] happy weekend!

1 Nov, 2008 @ 11:26 am
YTSL said:

Love your photo. As for your China comment: Have to say that it’s like rubbing salt onto an already open wound. (Pun sorta intended but that should not detract from my point just the same.)

1 Nov, 2008 @ 12:48 pm
Criz Lai said:

Great post on the relaxing beach. The best is the strike-through sentence.. LOL~

http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

1 Nov, 2008 @ 1:21 pm
jennyL said:

awww would love to dip there in the summer.. Happy PH

1 Nov, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
bonggamom said:

Beautiful!

1 Nov, 2008 @ 4:49 pm
napaboaniya said:

Nice blue sea and sky :)

p/s: My niece condition seems to be better and has been transferred to the normal ward :) Thanks!

1 Nov, 2008 @ 5:19 pm
annant said:

such a serene pic :)
sky and beach are my favorite thing
have a great weekend

1 Nov, 2008 @ 5:50 pm
ShutterHappyJenn said:

I still haven’t been to Zambales, hopefully in time, I will.

My PH entries are posted here and here. Hope you can pass by! Thanks!

1 Nov, 2008 @ 10:50 pm
JC said:

Wonderful, relaxing shot!

1 Nov, 2008 @ 11:13 pm
Sue said:

Beautiful beach my friend!

1 Nov, 2008 @ 11:49 pm
Carin said:

Very nice poem and blue sea is always beautiful! In fact that’s what my entry is about this week.

2 Nov, 2008 @ 12:19 am
BakerWatson said:

I guess if one lives in a nation of islands one is never too far from a beach. I’m sure that one brings back fond memories for you.

Baker
(Thanks for the visit and comments)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:14 am
JO said:

I need to go back to the beach…

here’s my BLUE sky. Enjoy your weekend!

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:48 am
Jewel Garden said:

lovely, makes me miss the beach.
Pls visit mine too

2 Nov, 2008 @ 3:55 am
Mar said:

Lovely shot and verses from one of my favorite poets (and countryman!)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 6:08 am
Brine Queen said:

The blue ocean is my favorite. So peaceful.

2 Nov, 2008 @ 10:55 am
julie said:

This is the sea,Rachel, only a few kilometers away. Hope you can go back, I know Yohan will enjoy :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 11:00 am
julie said:

Thank you, Annie :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 11:03 am
julie said:

This is the sea -> what I meant was this is the same sea along the shorelines of Iba, my hometown :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 11:05 am
julie said:

Thank you Pat :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 11:13 am
julie said:

Thanks, Leslie :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 11:22 am
julie said:

Thank you :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 12:25 pm
jmb said:

The sea and sky are very blue in your part of the world Julie. That Pablo has the right of it. Happy weekend to you.

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:01 pm
julie said:

Thank you, Bengbeng :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:04 pm
julie said:

Thanks, Carver :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:07 pm
julie said:

YuinYin, oh yeah, it looks like there are three layers of colors :D

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
julie said:

Thank you Ellen.

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
julie said:

These coming months would be a good time to experience cool wind and see lovely sunset colors :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:23 pm
julie said:

YSTL, i know i shouldn’t have put that but that issue had us mothers scared for our children because a lot of products being sold here in the Philippines are made in China. We buy local products though of course, the thought that these are included in the list scares us so.

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:32 pm
julie said:

The strike through sentence made us mothers really scared for our children. Even if I buy mostly locally made products, there is that chance of danger lurking unannounced.

I hope your cat is feeling better, Criz :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:36 pm
julie said:

That would be a nice thought, having a dip :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:41 pm
julie said:

Thanks, BM :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
julie said:

Thanks, Ling :)

Its good to know your niece is ok now. I hope she will be well :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 1:59 pm
julie said:

Thanks, Annant :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 2:01 pm
julie said:

Pasyal kayo Jenn, lapit lang naman :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 2:08 pm
julie said:

Thanks JC :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 2:15 pm
julie said:

Thank you Sue :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 2:19 pm
julie said:

Thanks, Carin :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
julie said:

If only we could spend every weekend here, we would It would do wonders for my son ho has asthma.

2 Nov, 2008 @ 2:29 pm
julie said:

We need to do that too, Jo :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 3:28 pm
julie said:

Thanks for the visit.

2 Nov, 2008 @ 3:31 pm
julie said:

Of course, Mar, your countryman :)

2 Nov, 2008 @ 3:32 pm
julie said:

I love it too :) Except of course when there is a storm :D

2 Nov, 2008 @ 3:39 pm
julie said:

Its always like this here, JMB, except for a few weeks of either strong typhoons or small drizzles.

Pablo sure knows how to weave words beautifully :)

3 Nov, 2008 @ 12:54 am
philos said:

Serene and tranquil… perfect poem to go along with that photo. Excellent choice! :)

3 Nov, 2008 @ 3:07 am
liz said:

That is just perfect!

6 Nov, 2008 @ 3:52 pm
julie said:

Thanks :)

6 Nov, 2008 @ 3:54 pm
julie said:

Thanks, Liz :)

25 Nov, 2008 @ 6:17 am
GreyMom said:

Very nice pic. Calm and serene. TFS!

5 Jan, 2009 @ 6:06 pm
julie said:

Thanks, GreyMom :)

15 Jan, 2009 @ 12:13 am
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