We got up into the "countryside" yesterday...cooler temperatures and lush greens

I'm cold... and I do not want my picture taken!

a walk through the neighborhood yesterday, with two churches, a motorcycle, one house, plenty of wires, and my shadow...

in my FB Memories folder this morning: frozen ice images from January walks over the years...the overnight forecast for Seattle was 30 F. That's 1.111 C

One of my favorite things to do in Cebu is to visit my sister-in law's house and take photos of her many plants...

I walked along the beach when we visited Talisay recently. I remember walking here in April of 2022. There was a beautiful sunset that day. I also saw these moving dark areas where I thought the breeze was causing water ripples. As I got closer, I realized it was hundreds of tiny little crabs moving away from me as I walked along. They were trying to get away from me. Instead of hundreds of tiny crabs this time, there were hundreds of little holes. The tide was out. Maybe they were taking a break.

back in Bothell WA, some of my walks along the river were foggy walks...

I'm looking forward to going back to the Fuente Osmena Circle this evening with my good camera. We went inside the circle's park last night for the first time since they put up this year's xmas tree. New years Eve tonight, and non-stop Sinulog Festival happenings for the next month or so. Live music, barbecue, bright clored lights, smiling faces and picture takers. I love being in the center of the city like this, with our island in the sky. Just go downstairs, and there are so many things to explore and do close by. Crossing the road and getting into the circle park was interesting. I felt like a Wildebeast in a gathering group of many waiting for a few of us to step out first into the circle's traffic, making eye contact and and waving our hands in front of the cars and motorbikes..., and when we were in the middle of our thrust forward, out comes a guy with a yellow vest from the other side putting his hands up in front of the traffic. Haha. One thing here though, is that there are very few accidents. If you hit someone, off to jail you go, immediately. Swift punishment. My personal strategy, just like when I'm walking at home: I'm like a bobblehead, with my head looking right and left, again and again, making eye-contact with the drivers, and putting up my hands, etc. Insert praying hands emoji here...

We have a NW view from our place, and since we have a corner, our side windows are looking WNW. Sitting and/or standing and looking out through our windows are the bookends for my days in Cebu. I think the upside down "L" pole in photo #4 is/was a communications antenna for the Metrobank next door. It stood straight up before Typhoon Odette. I got out my Canon recently, so these shots are not cell phone photos.

from a walk around the neighborhood in Bothell WA 25Nov2019

Sagwa, in the background, left us not long after these photos were taken, 15Dec2015. I like how his eyes are glowing in the picture with Neo. Sad, but part of life. Sagwa joined our family when Nate was a toddler, and Nate is now 27yo