Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Memories of Our Four Seasons in the East Coast

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

Friday, January 17, 2020

Memories of Our Four Seasons in the East Coast

Yesterday and today : Snow in the Sierra's and Lake Tahoe, but sunny and cold here in the Sacramento suburbs. This weather reminded me of the four seasons in the East Coast suburbs of Washington DC)-our residence for 12 years in the late 1990's.

Unlike Northern California, the East Coast has four distinct seasons almost every year. The photos below show the various colors( except for the autumn leaves) specific for each season in the front and backyard of our house in Hammonton Rd, Colesville, Maryland. Pleasant Memories, Indeed!

Our front yard during Summer, Springtime and Early Fall at Hammonton Rd, Colesville, Maryland, 1990-2002

Summertime with Macrine's Red Toyota Convertible on our Driveway

The End Of Summer and Start of the Fall Season

Our Backyard at Hammonton Rd-mid summer and early Fall

Macrine and I posing in front of my Clematis vine and Day lilies on our way to the PAFC Grand Ball in Washington DC, June

Middle of Winter at Hammonton Rd-our driveway just freshly shoveled of the snow

Watching the Snow Inside Our Window in Colesville, Maryland

We resided in the suburbs of Washington DC for 12 years-1990 to 2002.

Meanwhile, enjoy Salonga and Bowman with songs from Miss Saigon musical

https://youtu.be/lWtEPct3Tlw

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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