#Talisay

[epiplatr]

Talisay Batangas, nandito na ako.

[bobbiedlifeinphil]

Taste Italy in Cebu: BobbieD & LisaD's Cibo Adventure!

[dehonians-philippines]

Reverence and Reflection: Solemn Observance of Fr. Leo Dehon's 181st Birth Anniversary in Leyte

[makieworld]

Sunset in 📍 Taal Lake 🌅🌄 #taal #taallake #talisay #batangas #philippines #pinasmuna #makieworld #makiedee #travelgram #pinaswonders #grammersph #travelpinas #travelphilippines #travelphotography #sunset #sunsetlovers #sunsetphotography (at Talisay, Batangas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co1sKJ1LYb0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[investcebu]

TERESA HEIGHTS OVERLOOKING HOUSE TALISAY CITY CEBU

[ceburealestate88]

SINGLE DETACHED HOUSE MINGLANILLA CEBU HERO RESIDENCES

[junipersaurus]

Me thinking to myself, "This tree is a talisay (sea almond tree)" then going, "I could be wrong, I'm definitely wrong" without verifying. 1 field guide, 1 hand book, 1 article, and 1 blog later I ask my sister "Girl help me" she says "Have you tried inaturalist" I say "what?" she says "It's an indian almond tree" I look it up, it's another name for talisay.

Here are some terrible photos of the enigma

[bigbangbuffer]

"kangala delenda est, sed non ab me, scisne?"

– terrence

[dehonians-philippines]

Finding Light in Unexpected Places: The Inspiring Story of Talisay's Dehonian Youth

[makieworld]

📍 Taal Lake #taal #taallake #talisay #batangas #philippines #pinasmuna #makieworld #makiedee #travelgram #pinaswonders #grammersph #travelpinas #travelphilippines #travelphotography #sunset #sunsetlovers #sunsetphotography (at Taal Lake, Talisay Batangas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co1qBMlLin9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fragrantblossoms]

Arthur Ruh. Talisay, the four graces [Stay in the Philippines], 1925.

[handweavers]

Do you have a favorite kind of plant? A favorite tree?

chinese hibiscus are my favourite flowers, next to star jasmine and tiger lilies. all grow in my grandparents' yard in malaysia ❤️

in a wider scope, i study dye plants and trees and thus the plants i can identify and feel most connected to are dye precursors, especially those used traditionally across southeast asia. when i think of my favourite trees i think of all these tropical hardwoods and plants. so here is a non-exhaustive list of southeast asian dye plants:

🌻 sappanwood (biancaea sappan) also called brazilwood not to be confused with another, different tree also called brazilwood; it was taken from southeast asia by the portuguese and brought with them to the americas - red, pink, purple

🌻 indigo (called tagom or tagum in various filipino languages, tarum in malay) - blue, blue, blue, there are several species but japanese indigo as well as a few other varieties are commonly grown

🌻 annatto seed (this is the most common of filipino dyes from what i've read) - yellow, orange, red 

narra woodchips (national tree of the philippines) - brown, red, pink, pinkish brown 

asthma plant (tawa-tawa) - yellow

indian almond tree (talisay) - the roots, leaves, bark, all rich with tannins, yellow dye naturally but can give greys and blacks

mahogany (mahoni in malay) - reddish brown

taro plant (called gabi, aba, abalong) - leaves give yellowish green

🌻 turmeric root (kunyit in malay) - yellow. not very lightfast so usually combined with other dyes

🌻 ceriops tagal (mangrove - soga tinggi in indonesian) - reddish rusty warm brown, a vital and very rare dye now due to deforestation. the dyers in bali i know who use it source it from a fair trade org in papua that harvests small, controlled amounts. i have been very lucky to use this and the colour is magnificent

yellow flamboyant bark or yellow flame (soga jambal in indonesian, peltophorum pterocarpum) - warm yellow to red to dark brown, using peeled bark

cudrania javanensis (tegeran in indonesian) wood - yellow

🌻 cockspur thorn (maclura cochinchinensis) - yellow, very strong high quality yellow

mango - leaves, bark, peels give yellow, especially when processed as lake pigment

angsana - wood shavings make honey brown

🌻 jackfruit heartwood - clear strong yellow

🌻 symplocos - natural bio-accumulator of aluminum, used as a mordant in dyeing

🌻 fire flame bush (woodfordia fruticosa) - flowers contain strong tannins, combined with mangrove mud and fermented to raise the iron in the mixture to create a dye that is the primary traditional way of achieving grey through black

pandan leaves, mangosteen leaves and peels, cassava leaves, and lemongrass are all also used as dye plants. i have seen recipes where cassava leaves and mango leaves are pounded together in water and left to ferment in the sun to create yellows and greens

🌻 = i have personally dyed with these

[davecortel]

somewhere in me, the fire is just embers now.

life used to feel like a kapok tree in bloom—bursting, chaotic, alive. now it feels like the quiet shadow under a narra tree, heavy and unmoving. i’ve been through the ups, the downs, the bends in the road that everyone says make life worth living. but all i see now is the same cycle, spinning endlessly, like a river that only leads back to itself.

people aren’t who they say they are. even the ones i trusted most. their words, soft as molave leaves, cut sharper than i thought they could. and the more i look around, the more i realize how hollow connections can be, how promises dry up like fallen talisay leaves in the sun.

i turn to my vices—thinking maybe the smoke, the buzz, the blur of it all will soften the edges. but even they betray me now. no comfort, no escape. only the same stillness that follows a storm, when everything looks the same but feels different, wrong.

the world keeps spinning, and i stand still beneath it, like a dying acacia, its roots still deep but its branches tired. i want to feel alive again, but i’ve forgotten how. it’s not sadness—it’s quieter than that, like waiting for rain in the dry season. like hoping the cycle will break before i do.

[ceburealestate88]

House Inside Corona del Mar Talisay almost ready for occupancy

[noxhiemis]

Gracie showed up in last night’s D&D session, so I got to include her in the session doodle! I’ve missed her so much 🥺 Her reunion with Terrence went pretty much exactly as you’d expect 😂 Meanwhile, Bonnie went and did some competitive (on her part, anyway) praying and fishing, and Garth played fetch with a mechanical velociraptor. All in all a cute chill sesh before Gracie leads them on an absolutely insane attempt to run the Kangalan blockade and cross the Talisayan Sea Gate to break into the port of Talisay next week :D