Dry spell

I'm organizing my computer files and came across pictures of our visit to my father's barrio in Naujan, Or. Mindoro. We swam in the river just behind my cousin's house. We really had a good time especially my son. It was his first time to swim in a river. This was in May 2009.


Andrei having a great time swimming



My daughter Ariane, Andrei and their cousin, Yara


My kids with their Mommy Nenet, my eldest sister


Me and and my husband...this river is where the community get their irrigation for the crops, did their laundry, bath, fishing.

Past forward, a year later...me and my eldest sister came back to attend my cousin's wedding. We were shocked to see the dried up river where we had our picnic last year.

Even farms were greatly affected. Rice paddies cracked and even corn, which does not need much water dried.

It saddened me. Nature has it's way of telling us how important it is to live in harmony with our environment. Never, ever ,under estimate its fury. :(



this is exactly the same spot as in the above picture :-(




Ate Nenet busy choosing stone as her souvenir