Sweet Distraction

Who can resist?

(Somewhere in Charles Street, Boston.)

Ooh, Shiny!

A Simple Interpretation of Punta Fuego

They call this place Punta Fuego, a Spanish name.

“Punta” in English means a tip or point (in this particular case, of land), and “fuego” means fire. “Punta Fuego” is hard to translate, but “Fire Point” is probably a close literal translation.

Historical references cite the Battle of San Diego, which was fought on these waters between Spanish and Dutch forces in 1600, as the origin of the name.

But I’m not a historian, my interpretation is simpler.

The setting sun turns into a ball of fire, and the land and sea and sky become punta fuego.

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(In the province of Batangas in the Philippines.)
Elemental

The Hidden Beach

Down below, under the cliff
Wind blowing the ocean on the rocks
Wet earth, shimmering in the sun
Waves grinding shells into sand.

 

On the island of Bohol in the Philippines.

Elemental
Shimmer

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
– Dylan Thomas

Specially in summer.

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(On the island of Bohol in the Philippines.)
Textures
Shimmer

Rapunzel’s Window

Textures

Satisfaction

“To be able to look back upon one’s life in satisfaction is to live twice.”
– Khalil Gibran

(On the island of Bohol in the Philippines.)
Satisfaction

Caricature Artists at Charles Bridge, Prague

“The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature.”
– Thomas Babington Macaulay

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