I Miss the Ayala Triangle Gardens

My Eid vacation started last Thursday. Companies and schools here close for a week or less, depending on the management's decision. As for the four of us, we either go out at night when the malls open or just laze around watching movies and reading books when our chores are done. This free time is the reason I get to post two stories in a week. Being a working mom with no nanny, that is already an achievement for me! My blog maybe is the slowest blog you have ever visited and read. So please bear with me.

I may forego blogging for more important tasks but I don't forget my promises on my posts. I've promised that I will post our vacation pics. We weren't able to go somewhere far because summer has almost ended when we arrived and the intermittent rain dampened our enthusiasm to stroll or go somewhere interesting. Or maybe, I was just  afraid the kids might catch cold before our flight back here.

So after service one Sunday, I decided to bring my kids to Ayala Triangle Gardens which is less than a kilometer away from our house. It's perfect because I wanted to see so much green, enjoy nature and not worry about going home just in case the rain pours.

Ayala Triangle Gardens on a Sunday means less people. There were less cars on the road so I had all the walkways to capture for myself.

On the way home, one of the garden's maintenance staff asked if we wanted to take home this little bird. He found it lying on the grass, looking weak. As much as we want to take it home, we cannot. We had to leave in two weeks and we didn't have any idea who wanted to take care of it. The maintenance staff decided to bring it home instead. Poor bird.

I like Ayala Triangle Gardens and the arch of Makati Stock Exchange building a lot that months before our flight last year, I took these night shots. I didn't mind the rain falling lightly on me. I was more concerned in capturing the beautiful reflection staring at me that night. I just wished I went there on a Christmas season when there is a Light and Sound Show. Maybe someday.

I honestly miss our life back home. I miss enjoying the abundance of trees and greens. I miss the smell of its earth after the rain. I miss sitting in one of its parks' benches, with nothing to do but just while away the time. I miss taking pictures of places and buildings without worrying whether it's allowed or not. Maybe for now, I will just content myself with sharing with you our vacation there. And when we go home again, I'll make sure to travel farther to enjoy my country's well-known beauty better.