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Giants mingle with the spirits, too, on. Halloween.
There are friendly giants, ugly giants, sleeping giants, giants of the deep, the forest and fields, and so on.Dr Abe V RotorBigfoot. Children who saw giants - real or imaginary -made better in life...
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Glowing Spider
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on Blog Glowing spider, relative of the TarantulaYou glow to decoy your preyinto your arms and fang;or lurk in the magic...
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What is the philosophy that guides your life?
Dr Abe V RotorSeven people chosen at random were asked, "What is the philosophy that guides your life?" Here are their answers. *I just try to do my best.Slow down and enjoy the little things.Don't...
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Queer Looking Trees from Another World
Photos and Poem by Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogBalete (Ficus benjamina) strangles own host (acacia - Samanea saman), hence called Strangler's Fig, UST ManilaI love trees friendly or...
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Halloween - celebration with the dead, ghosts and spirits
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on Blog The evil spirit comes for a visit. Merging of the real and imaginary. Dialogue with the dead. Remember our dead beloved, the unsung, unknown; catch...
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Fathers of Great Men and Women
Dr Abe V RotorFather and mother of Philippine heroes Greatness, they say, runs in the family. Not really. Many great men and women came from humble birth. Let's take these examples.Abraham Lincoln's...
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Dead Tree Walking
"I came from Paradise lost, would you walk with me?"Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogLimb of a dead tree resembling a headlesshuman figure, España, Manila 2007I am the ghost that...
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"Palay-isdaan" (Rice-Fish Culture)
An Agro-Ecology ModelPalay-isdaan is a revival of a virtually lost art and indigenous farming system and industry. Since the late fifties, the introduction of pesticides and chemical fertilizers and...
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Five Verses in a Garden One Morning
“If I have wings, would I ever find peace?My thoughts are far from comfort and ease.”Dr Abe V RotorForgotten Stairway Bare are the steps,save the weeds that grow,bearing witness we had...
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Take time and live well
Painting and Verses by Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogCountry life in acrylic (detail of mural), AVR 2008 1. Walk.Running is sometimes bad;you’ll better see and talkabout the countryside...
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Rice Substitutes and Supplements
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogA family picnic - simplicity and joy. Who needs expensive food?A. Direct Substitutes1. Corn - As staple, green corn (corn-on-the cob), and corn products...
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Ruins of Santo Domingo Church in Intramuros after WWII
Compiled and edited (Adobe Photoshop) by Dr Abe V RotorCourtesy of Prof Alice C VilladolidSanto Domingo church that we know today is along Quezon Avenue, QC. The original church was in Intramuros. It...
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Record the Passing of Seasons in Paintings. Prepare for the coming of the...
The best thing we kids on the farm look up to, is the tail end of the habagat season, and the arrival of the amihan season when the water in rice fields recedes into small ponds and pockets of pools....
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Have you experienced hearing death knocking in the night?
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogIt’s like an Edgar Allan Poe’s story of death tapping on “a night dark and dreary”, but in this case it is not a raven. It is the Death-watch Beetle...
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Nineteenth Century Engine - Prime Mover of the Early Rice Mills
Visit the Grains Museum at NFA Cabanatuan Dr Abe V RotorSingle cylinder engine revolutionized the grain industry.Courtesy of the late Mr. Bonifacio Tambot, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan This prototype prime...
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Know Your Birthday Flower
Dr Abe V Rotor Living with Nature School on Blog January Birth Flower - the Carnation or SnowdropFebruary Birth Flower - the...
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"Banana saved my life and restored my health." AVR
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on Blog [avrotor.blogspot.com]Banana saved my life and restored my health.In observance of World Food Day October 16, 2016It all started in 2010. I was a...
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"Banana saved my life and restored my health." AVR
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on Blog [avrotor.blogspot.com]Banana saved my life and restored my health.In observance of World Food Day October 16, 2016It all started in 2010. I was a...
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"Banana saved my life and restored my health." AVR
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on Blog [avrotor.blogspot.com]Banana saved my life and restored my health.In observance of World Food Day October 16, 2016It all started in 2010. I was a...
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Banana saved my life and restored my health.
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on Blog [avrotor.blogspot.com]In observance of World Food Day October 16, 2017It all started in 2010. I was a visiting speaker during the diocesan meet in...
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