The Trigger Happy SQ

A photo taken this morning with SK and SS in Mines View Park.

When I was a kid, I remember children climbing the steep slopes of the lookout to catch coins thrown by visitors. This was of course dangerous and has now been banned by the city government.

From the name of the park, one could see the Cordilleran mountains and the mines operated then by Benguet Corp. The mines however have stopped their operations and are now replaced by residential houses.

While in the park, one can take pictures of pink-haired horses (for 10 pesos), buy souvenirs, handicrafts, food (like inihaw na pusit or grilled squid) and plants.

The Baguio Botanical Garden is along Leonard Wood Road, going to Wright Park. The morning we visited the place, there were not many people so we had the park to ourselves. I remember there were many flowers there when I was a child. If you ask me, I think it has not been kept as it should be over the years (just like the other parks of Baguio). It is kinda sad to see these beautiful parks in this state and I hope the local government will take action on it ASAP.

I managed quite a number of shots but was disappointed when I reviewed the images in the computer. The pictures I took were over-saturated. I had the wrong settings! Lesson learned.

Here are some shots from the botanical garden.

>> Mother and Child statue in the Baguio Botanical Garden

The statue, named “Mother and Child” is one of the three statues in the Baguio Botanical Garden. The tablet below the statue describes how infants and young children were taken care of in the Cordilleras. Babies were carried on a sling on the back as the mother does her chores.

>>Birds of paradise and a statue of a Cordilleran Warrior

below : Lady of Peace statue

Some old photo I converted into black and white in PS. This was taken in Camp John Hay Baguio City with my Canon S3IS. I love this camera simply because it allows me to take macro shots and then zoom in at far objects. I highly recommend it to amateurs like me who are looking for a value-for-money digital camera.