Yellow Tropical Flowers

One early morning last month when we were in Mindoro Oriental, I walked out with my camera for a few minutes before breakfast was served to see what I could find. We were in a quiet private residential area and my eyes were attracted to an empty lot that someone had lovingly converted into a garden.

Here is a montage of a few of the blossoms I saw. Now I wonder if I'm being silly posting images of flowers I cannot name, but maybe you can help me.

Mindoro, 2010

From top left going clockwise we start with a variety of the heliconia (false bird of paradise), then two kinds of gumamela (more commonly known as hibiscus; a cousin of the hollyhock), followed by two mystery flowers (the bottom right Imriz identified as a euphorbia, but I'm not sure the middle one is a yellow bell) and ending with another gumamela. A better view of the blossoms can be had by clicking on the montage and then again when it's open in its own tab.

This little montage of flowers is joining the linking parties at Mellow Yellow Monday,  Mosaic Monday and Today's Flowers.

Love in a Cup

Astoria, Oregon, 2010

This yellow ochre cup of cappuccino served to me with love is posted for the photo meme Mellow Yellow Monday. The link will take you to more links for this week's yellows.

Mellow Yellow Market

Split, Croatia, 2009

Yellow bags, yellow tags, all so mellow at the market. 

Posted for Mellow Yellow Monday meme. Click on the link for more links to yellow.

A Man and His Rooster

Dapitan, Mindanao, Philippines, 2008 

The first post. Sigh. Why should that feel a little nerve-wracking? Is there a niggling fear that this first one sets the tone for posts to follow? No, why should it; I shan't let it!  Let's decide now that on this page you will find a continuous work in progress, a constant reinvention; hey, just like me. Let's just go with the flow and see where that takes us.

So what is this man and his rooster about? Of my 1000s of photos, this is the one that came to mind today. I'm in no way a fan of cockfighting, yet I'm certainly not about to start a furious diatribe. I am in the Philippines and sabong, if not the national sport, is certainly one of the most popular (along with basketball and boxing) and a favored form of gambling.  These roosters, although fated to a tragic end, when raised and groomed for the fight, are pampered as much as any pet poodle.

Today was the first day on the job for the 15th president of the Philippines. The people solidly voted for Noynoy Aquino, son of the popular slain political leader Ninoy Aquino and his widow Cory, the first president after People Power drove out dictator Marcos in 1986.

The color yellow was always the campaign motif for the beloved Cory who died recently, and it was naturally adopted by her son to continue the thread of good feelings.

So this yellow rooster is posted in honor of the new hope of the nation.  I hope P.Noy (the president's new nickname) has a deep well of fight in him, as he will badly need it to deliver on the promise of real change and good governance. The Filipino people are certainly worth the fight. Thumbs up to you, P.Noy!