Friday, April 10, 2009

Bonsai Island, Cagbalete

Off the coast of Cagbalete Beach, there lies a small speck of an islet which locals call Bonsai Island. During Low Tide, visitors can walk to this island and marvel at the amazing wide flat stone which resembles that of a stone pavement. On these stones, you can see a couple of trees similar to those trees you can see in mangroves. The island is amazing to visit because of the crevices filled with trapped sea water with some small fishes. Then there are also lots of stickweeds or tree roots sticking up from the yellow sand.

I do not know why this islet is called Bonsai Island. Maybe because it is dwarfed during hightide that all you can see are the top of the trees planted there. Or, maybe, they refer to those trees as Bonsai Trees because they are planted on stone and really look tiny from afar. For whatever reason, Bonsai Island is worth visiting when you find your way to Cagbalete. For me, it is the equivalent of Willy's Rock that Boracay offers.

Here are some of my shots of Bonsai Island:

Stickweeds


Sea Water Deposited During Low Tide


Stone Crevices eith Yellow Sand


Thick Stones Tested By Time


Waters Stored On Stone Crevices


Like a Cemented Pavement


Rocky End



Since it is Lenten Season, let me just share to you one of my favorite verse:

"For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power, and everything is for his glory" Roman 11:36

Have a meaningful lent everyone!!!

25 comments:

  1. Have a blessed Good Friday! =)

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  2. As usual Lawstude, very amazing shots.

    Just look at those Stickweeds, very interesting! Random curls and all!

    All of the photos are wonderful, I couldn't pick my favorite. Maybe all of them?

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  3. Flowers in the fields and in the Mountains/ Never ask a penny from the day/ He that makesthem in the dawn/ He that clothes them in the day/ Are you not for him, more than these...

    I don't know, seeing your set on Bonsai Island, as well as Dong Ho's awakens the choirboy in me. If that is good or bad, I don't really know. hehe

    Maybe it's the season as well.

    Nice set. Keep shooting!

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  4. have a meaningful holy week too.. amazing pics!! da best! ^^

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  5. Isn't it great that such beautiful scenes are created by God for us to see freely.
    Thanks for the photos.Very nice shots.

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  6. Love the captures, esp. that one with the banca. (2nd to the last photo)

    Looks very peaceful here, just the sound of the waves. Ah!

    Happy Easter! :)

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  7. super awed by your works oman!!! wow!

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  8. A blessed lent din sayo kuya Oman! :)
    ang ganda nung thick stones at yung bonsai sticks na photos.. galing mo talaga. sana magka dslr na din ako...

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  9. enjoyed looking at your stickweeds. happy easter and enjoy HK!

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  10. thanks for sharing another tour!
    love the verse.

    have a meaningful lent too!

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  11. happy easter!

    i find the stickweeds interesting. they look like emaciated souls still standing up against violent waves (challenges).

    i don't seem to make sense with that statement. must be the easter fever. haha :)

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  12. happy easter!

    i find the stickweeds interesting. they look like emaciated souls still standing up against violent waves (challenges).

    i don't seem to make sense with that statement. must be the easter fever. haha :)

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  13. Have a Happy Easter! Keep on traveling and share your experiences with us.

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  14. Happy Easter Lawstude! :-)

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  15. pards happy easter!

    magkasama pala kayo ni dong..:)

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  16. Love those stickweeds.

    Happy Easter!

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  17. gabi kami ng pumunta dito, buti na lang walang sea snakes :D

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  18. Belated Happy Easter attorney.

    Cute naman ang rocks. maganda pang garden

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  19. I wish I'm at a beach right now! Lovely photos.

    (:

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  20. Happy Easter!!

    pwede ba panghilod yang mga bato dyan? :)

    madulas siguro parang nakakatakot lakaran. pero masarap tingnan.

    thanks for sharing!

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  21. As usual ang ganda na naman ng mga kuha mo. Ang dami talaga maganda na lugar sa Pilipinas.

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  22. ur pictures are awesome.


    Crim

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