Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: I Love the Color Purple and its Various Shades

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Saturday, July 13, 2024

I Love the Color Purple and its Various Shades

Purple represents so many different things such as courage (Purple Heart). Purple is often associated with royalty, wealth, and riches. Many countries believe the color purple means faith, patience, trust, and virtue. For additional meaning and symbolism of the color purple visit the link at the bottom of this page. 💜💜.

My first love with the purple color was when Macrine ( RIP) my spouse for over 63 years purchased an evening gown from a well known couturier in Manila to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary here in the US( photo above). The following is a repost of my previous posting on the color purple

https://chateaudumer.blogspot.com/2020/10/pleasant-memories-of-macrines-purple.html

Today, I love the color of purple in flowers, vegetables, fruits and sunsets. I have photos of purple rice, beans, okra, pumpkin and cabbages for vegetables. I have photos of purple orchids, hibiscus, tulips, and flowering trees. Here are some photos in my collection.

💜💜The purple butterfly is a symbol of the soul of the departed love ones in the Philippines

I have planted Wisteria in Maryland and the Jacaranda in the Philippines. I have planted purple succulents, purple okra and beans in my garden in Fair Oaks. I have purple orchids and purple potato in the Philippines.

💜💜https://shibleysmiles.com/purple-butterfly-meaning-symbolism/

My Purple Worlds

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Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree