Afternoons at home
Rare are the afternoons when I have idle time for myself. But yesterday was something else. There arrived an unexpected blessing—a pocket of sweet time when I had nothing to do. As soon I parked the car, I greeted my mother in her room, interrupting her Netflix viewing. I headed out to the living room. The sun was glorious but not scathing. Photographers call the late tropical afternoons the golden hour. I went back to my desk to grab the camera, whose existence I only recall when I travel. I jolted Paul from his nap. "Dali na!" I said. He yawned, stretched, and trailed me. After three years, we've figured out his body language. He was waiting for a treat, a belly rub, or some play time that involves an old tennis ball—or all of the above. "Hulat lang, Paul, ha?" I speak to him like I would to a three-year old. Nanay's small garden is a place of tranquility. You'd hear birds chirping. You'd see nests on top of the tree. They must feel saf...
i've always loved those. ^_^
ReplyDeleteindeed, they're not hard to love. :)
ReplyDeleteah, what a way to refresh my tired and weary eyes. another great photo from the great photographer. hahaha. i love green and i love flowers. how simple. indeed, a simple life like this simple flower is beautiful to look at . thank God for such creations.
ReplyDeletethanks jeiel.
ReplyDeleteang galing ni Lord eh. a photographer, no matter how good, can only capture but a tiny fraction of the subject's beauty. nothing compares, i guess, to the surpassing beauty that the subject manifests when seen as it is.
ang galing ni Lord, noh?, in having created things like this? :)