Mango delights - Part 1

We have lots of mangoes thanks to our old tree at our home. It flowered just after the rains of the first quarter of the year and so it was spared the destruction rains typically bring to the mango at that stage. I think this is probably the best year our tree has had since we moved to our home in Antipolo.

Low hanging fruits - these were just above our outdoor dining table

Some mangoes we picked last week

Some mangoes found their way into tarts

Fresh off the oven

Our little on made these mango siomai, which were also baked

Ripe from the tree - the color of the fruit says it all : sweet!

More on the mangoes soon!
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Our first dog

I was looking at the memories part of Facebook last weekend and one photo stood out among others. This was a photo of our first dog, Troy. Troy was a Labrador Retriever who lived to 11 human years. That's about 72 in dog years for a dog his size. I've written about him in the past but I won't tire reminiscing about this friend of ours who brought us joy before our daughter arrived.

Troy loved the feel of the grass and the ground. We imagined he was so happy after we transferred to our current home. The previous one was a townhouse and though he was able to go out regularly, we though it wasn't enough for him.

We got our Golden Retriever Mocha just before Troy passed away so they sort of mingled for a few months. We liked to think that Troy talked to Mocha a lot and passed on some dog wisdom and knowledge to her. Mocha was present when Troy was finally put to sleep after a long bout with cancer. I recall our vet was also very sad when they came to our home to administer the injections. After all, they cared for him since he was a puppy so they, too, had a relationship with Troy for over a decade.

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A glimpse of the flower moon

I usually wake up early. It is automatic for me whatever time I go to sleep at night, I will wake up around 5AM. Whether I decide to sleep again or not is up to me. These days though, I make sure I get up to start my day for the designated market or grocery days. What used to be 7 days in a week that we are supposed to be able to go out was reduced to 3 and now 2 days as we approached what seems or seemed to be the homestretch of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). I, however, go out usually only twice a week. The usual day I go to the market, I am there by 5:30 AM so I can avoid the crowds and the summer heat. 

That was exactly why I was able to capture this shot of the last super moon of the year, which is also called the Flower Moon or May's full moon. Here it is at 5:15 AM last Friday morning.

Flower moon at 5:15 AM, May 8, 2020

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