Rotorua: Romancing the Trees




Lake Rotorua - http://www.newzealand.com/int/article/lake-rotorua/

Walking along the the shores of Lake Roturua, I just spent sometime looking around and saw the trees which have been laid bare by the recent winter. Bare as they are, they exude a certain beauty as they lift their arms to the clear blue skies as if in homage and gratitude for the return of the sun. In time they will be coated with thick luxurious foliage that will glisten in the afternoon spring time sun as if they never have shed them at all.

BW1
A naked tree

Color1
In full-color

BW2
Black and White

Color2
Full-color

And the romance between the sun and the sky that has sprang in spring will be lovingly nurtured till it gracefully grows through the seasons.

Young Love
Young love

Still in Love
Timeless Love



Comments

  1. Nona Enriquez-SchanowskiSeptember 6, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    ang cute at ang ganda naman nitong album mo!

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  2. Tochie **September 6, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Hi Nons. Thanks. Glad you liked it. Will try to post more photos in another album later.

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  3. louella alixSeptember 6, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    The pictures do justice to your prose, Chito. Love this post.

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  4. louella alixSeptember 6, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    NZ seems to bring out the poet in you. Write on, my friend!

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  5. Tochie **September 7, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    Thanks for the complement, Lou. The leafless tree twigs of winter and couples staring out into the ocean create a very deep emotional impact on me. I see both as representations of the universal expression of love both by mother nature and humans. It's really a sight that's truly magnificent to behold. And what luck! I get to see them here in this romantic city of Rotorua, everyday! Shoot the fever. Dang the flu!

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  6. Tochie **September 7, 2011 at 4:22 AM

    Sometimes I just let my camera do the talking. Afterall, a picture is really worth a thousand words.

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  7. Me AnnSeptember 9, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    love. love, love this photo blog!!!

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  8. Me AnnSeptember 9, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    love looking at those trees...

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  9. Tochie **September 10, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    More "tree shot" for you, MeAnn:

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  10. Tochie **September 12, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Thanks Faith. Here's another "sun-through-the-tree" shot just for you and Gary.




    Note Ida, Cecill and her sister Beth on the foreground.

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  11. Faith & Gari kaintulogbyaheOctober 9, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Ang ganda. Thanks, Chito.

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