Saturday photo

Fall-en... on bended knees.

Uhm-hmm... when you're in a campus as beautiful as Cornell University's, you've gotta be ready with your point-and-shoot at all times, 'cause you'd never know... lunch could turn into a "shooting spree". This photo was taken on October 2005 at Libe Slope, or simply "The Slope", with the West Campus and the Cayuga Lake in the background. I was eating lunch out at the Slope while also appreciating the beautiful campus, which turns exceptionally lovely on my favorite season - autumn. I had to put aside my California rolls and raspberry flavored Snapple for a little bit to rummage through my purse for my point-and-shoot... and tried to capture this irresistibly cute moment. :) Hmmm... just delicious!

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Saturday Photo

Fall-in'...

Uhm-huhm... I'm sure ya can tell, I'm on vacation! :)

I think that this is my first time to post something under "Saturday photo"
"My autumn tree" at the OSU
campus (October, 1995).using (a) personal photo(s). After that nostalgic post on my Ohio State University (OSU) stint in the mid-'90s, I can't help but think about my favorite season - autumn - and how much I enjoyed it the very first time I experienced it at OSU.

I love the autumn colors... deep and fiery - absolutely stunning! And yet, the season brings a feeling of calmness and serenity... beckoning people to the slow lane, flagging them with colors that are hard to ignore in their breathtaking beauty. And the sunset becomes even more spectacular beneath that awesome tapestry of autumn-leaf colors... luring people to find their way out of the grind before the sun spreads its fingers on the ground as it slowly hides behind hills and mountains, igniting the fiery leaves in a burst of fantastic colors!

The middle of autumn in other regions of the world coincides with semestral break in Philippine schools. While the
Enjoying the serene beauty of
autumn in OSU (October, 1995).beautiful colors are absent, the calmness that the break from work brings is also the highlight of the time. It gives one a chance to uncoil from the heavy load that usually flattens many of us, extremely stressed out souls, during the semester. It is also the time when most of us observe "All Saints Day" and "All Souls Day". The gentle flickers of candlelights that accompany the softly uttered prayers for the saints and for our beloved departed heighten the serenity of the season. They also provide a soulful foreground that makes the beautiful tropical sunset even more captivating.

So, yeah, different regions, different experiences create different memories... but all are truly beautiful and unforgettable. They decorate our minds, hearts and souls with abundant colors - as awesome as the colors of autumn!

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