The Greater Lagro Gazette: Multi-Awarded Urban Community: A Vision of the...
The Greater Lagro Gazette: Multi-Awarded Urban Community: A Vision of the Future of Barangay Greater Lagro (QC)Jan-March 2018 Issue GUEST EDITORIAL"A strong and responsive leadership though proven...
View ArticleCry of the LAWIN for Development Communication (Greater Lagro Gazette 2015)
Cry of the LAWIN for Development Communication (Greater Lagro Gazette 2015)Inaugural address as first president of of Lagro Association of Writers and Artists Inc (LAWIN)Dr Abe V RotorLiving with...
View ArticleDormancy - Hibernation and Aestivation - Survival Adaptations of Organisms
Dormancy - Hibernation and Aestivation - Survival Adaptations of OrganismsDr Abe V RotorAnt colony on the move to safe ground, sensing the coming of the rainy season. AVRThe lichen is a classical...
View ArticleMeditation in the Air - “Down below I see my friends, my neighbors, and me.”
Meditation in the Air (Greater Lagro Gazette April-June 2016 Issue)Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on Blog [avrotor.blogspot.com]A wisp of smoke greets the lazy morning air from among the...
View ArticleTrees are sanctuaries. Let Us Save the Dying Trees!
Trees are sanctuaries Let Us Save the Dying Trees!Dr Abe V RotorThese are camphor trees at the University of Santo Tomas facing the consequences of environmental degradation and climate change. There...
View ArticleThe Living Christmas Tree
The Living Christmas Tree Dr Abe V Rotor The living Christmas Tree is the living Cross of Christ. It gives food, water, shelter, energy, the basic provisions of life. Above all, it is a great...
View ArticleFood Poisoning - Beware!
Food Poisoning - Beware! Dr Abe V Rotor Living with Nature - School on Blog Ethnic Biology There are poisonous plants and animals found in nature. But there are those, which ethnic societies learned...
View ArticleDon’t Cut the Trees, Don’t!
Don’t Cut the Trees, Don’t!Dr Abe V Rotor Living with Nature - School on Blog [avrotor.blogspot.com]“To see the world in a grain of sandAnd a heaven a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your...
View ArticleThe Case of the Goat that Ate Plastic
The Case of the Goat that Ate PlasticNo digestive enzyme – not even gastric acid – is powerful to break down plastics, no matter how long the material is subjected to this natural solvent.Dr Abe V...
View ArticleI love insects for twelve reasons
I love insects for twelve reasonsDr Abe V RotorCottony moth Coconut or rhinoceros beetle; enigmatic firefly1. I love insects for their honey, the...
View ArticleMultiple Intelligence and Men and Women Who Changed the World
Multiple Intelligence and Men and Women Who Changed the WorldDr Abe V Rotor1. Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the great English explorer and the first white man to penetrate the heart of Africa and establish...
View ArticleTOO SOON THE BUD OPENS and Other Poems
TOO SOON THE BUD OPENS"Art, art, whatever way defined,the subject on the wall,or dripping on the floor,art, art you aren't hard to findafter all. " - avr Dr Abe V Rotor Painting...
View ArticleConvergence in Nature
Convergence in Nature Dr Abe V Rotor Convergence in Nature, detail of painting by AV Rotor 2017To see the world in every living tree,And Heaven in dawn’s solemnity; Hold infinity in birds flying...
View ArticleA Naturalist's World in Paintings
A Naturalist's World in PaintingsDr Abe V RotorDrynaria FernTwo kinds of leaves have you to catch the sun, rain and organic matter;When in summer time, one dies into...
View ArticleThe Music of Nature - Gateway to Become a Musician
The Music of Nature - Gateway to Become a MusicianNature is a great orchestra. Plants, animals, and human are obedient to the tune of a beautiful music than soothes tired muscles and nerves, paces...
View ArticleBy discovering nature, you discover yourself.
By discovering nature, you discover yourself. Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogIdyllic Farm Life mural by the author, circa 2002If you've been in all your life living on the fast lane,...
View ArticleA moth found refuge on a wall mural one evening
A moth found refuge on a wall mural one eveningPhotos and verse by Dr Abe V Rotor False eyes scare enemies - Nature's gift of survivalto defenseless creatures like the lowly moth,one drizzling...
View ArticleDefining Philippine Literature in Postmodern Times
Defining Philippine Literature in Postmodern TimesDr Abe V RotorLiterature has come a long way through the traditional test of time until it inevitably entered into a sudden acceleration of change...
View ArticleThoughts for Today - Baobab and Genie
Thoughts for Today Baobab and GenieDr Abe V Rotor Few trees live in isolation. One of them is the baobab (Adansonia digitata) found in South Africa claimed to be 6000 years old (1000 years at least...
View ArticleCreative Photography: Curtain Lights
Creative Photography: Curtain LightsPhotos by Dr Abe V RotorAteneo de Manila University All the neon lights in the world a far cry to Nature's curtain, the aurora!shifting from pole to pole,...
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