Under the canopy of lush green leaves, we can find solace from the din of a chaotic urban decay. Here, pollution is not apparent. The songs of the birds are melodies that seem to clear the mind. The breeze that cools the warmth from the heat of the sun is a welcome relief. To rest under these trees is not just for the body but for the mind as well.

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” ~John Lubbock

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Lovely days are days that are just right: not too hot and humid, not too rainy and not too cloudy that allergies are acting up.

I hope you are having a lovely day today.

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Anyway, here are a few photos from the different times we traveled to my home province:

There is a river here going to the sea, where we once stopped to wade in the water.

Fire trees line the road before (or after) toll fee booths.

Massive amounts of sand being mined but these have stopped now, thank goodness.

Rainy afternoon. There used to be a metal bridge here but now it’s gone, to make way for a wider bridge with concrete barriers.

On a fairly new bridge under a river bed that is not being dredged. Why not? so there is another reason to build an even newer bridge.

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We sure do need the soothing color of green, the sound of splashing water and the cool breeze blowing through the plants.

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Sometimes even at 10 pm, the heat feels oppressive.

It is not something to joke about when the rainy season comes and we experience heavy rains like the freak thunderstorm the other day.

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