Have to ride my motorcycle going to the site as my place is quite far from the mountain from where I will have to execute my walk for today After which I have to park my motorcycle underneath the trees and have to walk my way going to the mountain top.Today's weather is quite hot at 89掳F and I need to remove the longsleeve garment I'm wearing while I am aboard my motorcycle as I am not used to wear such kind of clothing while having some physical activity.
As I begin my walk, I look at beautiful mountain view along the way and saw this fat cow grazing on dry grasses that still on the ground while its calf watch her under the trees.
Then I took some photographs at the landscape and I can see from my eyes how the hot dry season affects everything especially to the green grasses that used to grow on the ground as well as the undergrowth that thrives where the trees stands. Now most of them withered or vanished and only the hardy trees can mostly be seen. The view of the sea can also be seen here that looks like a streak of bluish hue against the blue sky.
However, there are also some portions of the mountain that still have a very lively ambiance and that is the sight of flowering trees along a dirt road. So beautiful that they have semblance to sakuras that blooms on springtime.
But these are not sakuras, they are actually Madre de cacao (Gliricida sepuim) that start to shed their leaves and show their flowers upon the start of the dry season.
Then I continue walking, this time at the other hill further and I feel some sort of relief as the cool summer breeze can be felt here because there are more trees that provides shade and offers some sort of comfort as I explore this place.
This tree, in particular, which the locals call here as dalipaoen, or dita in Tagalog (Alstonia scholaris) caught my attention because in the mountain located near my village, I never saw this species of tree bloom with flowers that can be reached by hand but here in this place, the flowers can be reach by hand and they are scented.
The flowers can be seen at this view as the tree had shed most of its leaves.
Let's zoom the lens to have a closer look.
These are the flowers of Alstonia scholaris. Love the smell of this thing!
I guess it's about time to finish this walk as the heat becomes unbearable now so before I go downhill, allow me to share the view that can be seen from afar.
No cameraman? Mafi mushkila! Set my gadget to automatic, placed it on a rock and put another rock so my gadget can stand facing me, then pressed the shutter and voila! That's my selfie!
*This is the view showing my point of origin. Quite far, isn't it?
This is the view taken as I walk near the foot of the hill.
Another view that shows my point of origin pointed towards northwest.
Portion of the mountain top facing northwest.
Taken at the spot where I nearly lost... Missed the trailhead here and I walked on the other trail. Good thing is that I was able to spot where the flowering Alstonia scholaris tree stands.
Then I rode my motorcycle and headed downhill for home and as I reach the next village, I stopped for a while and walked at the farm lot along the road as these plants somehow worth to be shared here.
These are tobacco plants that awaits their final harvesting stage as most of its leaves are already harvested. The leaves will be brought to the curing and classifying site then will be sold to traders which in turn bring the leaves to a redrying premises before being brought to cigarette factory.
That is my Wednesday Walk that I can share for today. Hope you enjoy reading my content. God bless!
