We went to one of these birthday celebrations. We were guided by the owner of the house to what he calls ‘garden’. In the middle of the ‘garden’, there stood a shack made of bamboo and worn planks of wood. The seats and table were made of wooden planks, too, nailed and put together to form to what they were intended to be. The ambiance was of nature. We were surrounded by plants; on one side were two groups of Milenyo-stricken bamboos which leaves meet at one point. It was such a lovely sight. All around were plants, most of them edible. I saw a duck having its water fill from a very small man-made pond, and white chickens and red crowned roosters, too.
When darkness slowly flooded the skies and the surroundings, we saw a beautiful creature shining among the bamboo plants. It was a firefly. It was such an exhilarating feeling to see that it was not alone. There were two of them alternately showing off their luminous bodies. Then as if one of them heard how we were awed by their presence, one of them flew towards me. I enveloped it with my hands. It stayed. It was awesome seeing it that way blinking its way on my palms. God truly made a wonderful world to live in.
I haven't seen fireflies in a long time. They are fascinating creatures. And you're right. We live in such a wonderful world.
ReplyDeletehi, irene, it is in these simple things in life that God's wonder is manifested. it was my first time to see fireflies.
ReplyDeleteI saw a lot of these beautiful creatures and landscapes on my last ride to Alaska last August.
ReplyDeleteBritish Columbia in Canada is also another one of God's little paradise. Next time you visit my website, check out my trip photos.
When I was a kid living in Maragusan for a while, I saw a tree surrounded by thousands of fireflies. It was eeriely beautiful. It felt like being in a fantasy world.
ReplyDeletewill do it, noypetes. salamat din sa pagbisita.
ReplyDeletethousands, nico? wow, lalong maganda yun. parang christmas tree.
wow.. ung last time ko pong nakakita ng mga gamu-gamo (tama po ba?! hehehe...) eh nung nasa quezon po kami.. tagal na nun.. last 2002 pa ata..
ReplyDeletedito kasi, la masyadong mga ganyan..
kasabihan sa probinsiya: Kapag madilim na at nawili kang kasusunod sa mga alitaptap, ay maliligaw ka sa sukal ng kahuyan at dadalhin ka ng mga alitaptap sa mga enkantado sa gubat!
ReplyDeleteTripping siguro yung nag-isip ng panakot sa mga kabataan nuon para umuwi ng maaga sa bahay nila.
mali, karmi, alitaptap. at mas marami yata noon kaysa ngayon.
ReplyDeleteposible, g. noypetes. para ka naman kasing nasa fantasy land with those shining creatures.
Hi Bingskee,
ReplyDeleteYou've been TAGGED! =)
Sometimes one has to 'smell the roses' so to speak. Like the others, I haven't seen fireflies for quite sometime even if I live in the rainforest. Unlike in my province, we have it all night.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful shot bing!
ganda ng pics!
ReplyDeletelagi kami nanghuhuli dati nyan, tapos lalagay namin sa bote! hehehe
thanks, mr houseband! i appreciate it. but i think i have done that tag a long time ago. will look in the files, ok? :-)
ReplyDeletei borrowed the shot from google, ipanema. forgot to give the credits, my , my! :-P
di raw tumatagal ang buhay ng mga alitaptap, mmy-lei?
your site is a daring and explosive oneiwiwag.. but i like the contents and the thoughts. are you a Filipino?
ReplyDeletewill visit and share my thoughts after the busy sked, ok?