HOLY WEEK 2008 AT BUNGTOD-ANINAW

IMAGES OF THE HOLY WEEK AT BUNGTOD-ANINAW

It is summer, although there are drizzles
during the Holy Week of 2008.
The sun rises over the mountains that face
Bungtod-Aninaw.
The silhouetted trees block the total view
of the sunrise, but then they also provide
the contrasts between light and shadow.










































With sunrise, the sun spreads its light
across the valley. It is parched with the
hot sun of the summer days. The ricefields
go fallow as there is no water to grow the
rice seeds. Rice cultivation will have to wait
till the middle of the year when the rains
come.

For now, the farmers plant vegetables:
beans, cucumber, kalabasa, eggplants,
tomatoes, pepper.











































The mornings of Bungtod-
Aninaw are dazzling. The
sun's rays make the fields
smile. There is a golden
aura enveloping the whole
of nature.


The lone carabao in the
field knows it is so
privileged to have the
fields all to itself.
Nature's bounty - even
in summer - is without
limits.




















The blue sky
announces a fine
day for all.
Below it blesses
Bungtod-Aninaw
wrapped in the
fading mist of the
early morning,
trees surrounding
it as if guards.
Solitude rewards












the pilgrims who find their way to Bungtod-Aninaw in the sacred days of the Holy Week. The sun will make sure they find what they look for.