comments...

 

on the Yosemite Park photo essay..

 

what a picturesque site, I could almost taste the fresh air...
Comment from britishempress - 15/05/07 8:56 AM"

 

Good to know about that: tasting 'fresh air' at AJ than tasting 'blood' at DC. -SS

 

The blood letting is already history..I hope...--Vic

 

I love the beautiful pictures. Being there in person must be awesome. The pictures match the lines of the hymn..--Rain

 

on the Flowering Fortune Tree

 

As much as I would like to believe in the myth I cannot.  Our so called fortune plants in the office bear its flowers every year.
Comment from BritishEmpress -

 

Hmmm..your so called fortune plants in your office must be a different variety.. Our fortune plant at home also bear flowers every 5 years, I think..Fortune plants in Asingan could reach as high as 10-12 feet. These are planted on the ground and they multiply with the years.

 

A local name for the same plant is BASTON NI SAN PEDRO( St. Peter's Rod ) According to a biblical legend, St. Peter was walking away from Rome with that rod. Then he met a figure and he asked him in wonder: WHERE ARE YOU GOING, LORD? or Quo vadis Domine?

 

The figure answered, "I am going back to Rome, to be crucified again."

 

St. Peter, in shame, left his Rod stuck to the ground, abd he walked back to Rome. According to legend, he was crucified upside down.

 

Meanwhile, the Rod that he left on the ground sprouted leaves and flowers and to this day, it is known as the Fortune plant--Vic