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My maternal side relatives are mostly farmers. They live near the farm land that they till, getting fresh produce for lunch or supper.

I remember as a child I used to go to my maternal grandparents home to spend weekend with them. During summers we would sit in my grandfather’s carabao-drawn cart to go to where the fresh produce can be had. We would get the sweet potatoes, gather vegetables like string beans, radishes, onions, garlic and other that I can’t remember what.

My grandfather had several carabaos then. I see other farmers have horses and cows but it was a mystery why my grandfather didn’t have them. Perhaps the upkeep is more expensive like having some horse supplements or maybe milking machine for the cows.

He didn’t also have pigs, although there were a number of chickens that are just left roaming around in the compound.

I miss those simple times when having a good run in the field and eating cold turnips were some of the thngs I looked forward to.

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I have blogged about motorcycles in different circumstances:

• This post had a photo about a family riding in one small motorcycle that spell disaster if ever a mistake is made.

• What about the Ducati motorcycle of Yellow Cab Pizza post?

• Some of the Batangas Racing Circuit photos that I posted? Yes, there were some superbikes there.

Motorcycles are here to stay, that s for sure. Nothing wrong there except some of the things that the riders do that get them in trouble. They ride fast. They don’t wear their helmets on their head but rather wear these on their arms/elbows (duh?). They ride with 2 other riders. They drive even if they are intoxicated,which is the leading cause of accidents in the country. They ride without safety gears.

So it is any surprise that in Asia, in the Philippines, motorcycle accidents happen day in and day out?

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Who wants Yellow Cab Pizza delivered in a Ducati? Now that would be fun, wouldn’t it?

That is a rider (not sure if this is Glenn Aguilar) on a Ducati during a motorcycle race that we watched a few months ago at the Batangas Racing Circuit.

I did see a huge poster of this bike along EDSA, a major thoroughfare here in Metro Manila, a few weeks ago. But because my eyesight has some problems, I was not abe to read what it was all about, 😀

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When my eldest daughter was young, we used to go to that park above so she can go horseback-riding. She used to enjoy riding on horses and going around the park. There were also times when we go to somewhere south so that she can also ride horses.

Although she enjoys riding, she often complains of feeling pain on her back and legs. The basic essentials for riding comfort are there but its nothing like those english saddles to offer comfort. Of course we can’t do anything about this because we don’t own the horse nor do we own one.

If we have continued her riding then she could have been a very good rider now. Sad to say, the nearby park doesn’t have horses anymore so my younger children wouldn’t be able to enjoy riding on horses like their elder sister used to do.

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I have featured this Sand Crab here for Wordless Wednesday and here for Photo Hunter.

But I still want to feature another photo. Why?

Because I have several photos of this tiny creature and I just had to post this last one before the photos are archived.

I remember running after these sand crabs whenever we go to the beach, when I was a young girl. Well, I still do, try to catch them but they are just too fast for me, hiding into their little holes in the sand.

Speaking of sand, it is interesting to note that there are a lot of beaches here in the country with white powdery sand that from afar one would think these are diamond rings glowing.

The beach where I had that photo taken, I do not know why the sand where the waves hit turned black when the rest are not the same. The sand there is not as white as the other places in the country but it still puzzled me so because it was not like that when we went there before.

Minor oil spill perhaps? I hope not. I just want to share this post about the 31 Ways to Save the Ocean Group Writing Project that I joined early this year.

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