It's rainy season back home in the Philippines. (And hurricane season in many parts of the US). A common sight during the attendant flooding is that of vehicles plodding through flood waters. The picture above is a pretty sight but I do not wish this to happen anyhow in Manila or elsewhere.Below is a refreshing scene in Anywhere, Philippines. How I miss that raincoat worn by farmers while working the fields. If I remember it right, it's made of Anahaw? My late grandfather farmer used to own one. The headgear is unfamiliar to me, I mean it doesn't look Filipino. It looks Vietnamese but the material is different. My grandfather used to wear a Tabungaw, we called it. It's a headgear made out of the hardened dried "upo" vegetable/fruit.
Meanwhile, back in the deserts of Phoenix Arizona, we could only wish for the rain. It's June 23 and the temperature this afternoon was 113 F. or 45 C. Wheew. The heat is dry though and not very uncomfortable. I walked to the nearby CVS store and did not even sweat.
As I find beauty in the rain-drenched Philippines, I also find a different beauty in the Valley of the Sun.
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