A Visit to the Other Side of the Mountain

We went for a drive yesterday to visit my father-in-law. We were to come home here at mom's in the morning but we decided to check the old man at the other side of the mountain first, bring groceries for him and some supplies to the guys tending to the farms too.

I was mostly offline because mobile reception in their area is so poor that even sending SMS is a struggle. It's ironic because they are in proximity to a few cellular towers yet they can't even have a decent signal. But it was good though, I took it as a chance to just be and unbothered. The absence of internet allowed me to feel truly off the grid most of the day.

After having lunch, the husband left to meet one of the boys who just came back a week ago from his hometown vacationing for almost a month. Whilst I stayed with the old man for some chitchats. But then he needed to continue his work so I just took myself for a tour around the area basking under the sun and photographing things. I even went to a nearby farm that is growing potatoes (4th-5th photo). I was astonished to see a few stems flowering.

Also had fun capturing photos of a bee hopping from one flower to another. It was fascinating to watch. At some point I even asked a little loudly like I was talking to it, "are the nectars that good and delicious?" I just can't help it, lol!

And it flew away only to land onto another flower. It was a beautiful sight.

Anyway, the husband came back and we did a little some sorting of things before we left around past 3 pm. We were picking up my brother's girls from their school since we are going home to my parents' compound. The last photo above was taken while we were driving away from my father-in-law's village.

The rain poured heavily before we even arrived home. It was a welcoming respite if I may say so. It cleaned out the dust for it didn't rain in the last two days.

Meanwhile, it's a beautiful Friday here and a little colder. It looks like the sun is playing hide and seek, peeking for a while and then hiding once again. Nevertheless, the day is unfolding quite well and it's looking amazing!

Cheers to a lovely day (night) where you are!