Descriptive

A Bubble of Nature

When you think of nature, what first comes to mind? You think about tree and plants and live things. These are exactly what you get when you drop by the UP lagoon. You see different shades of green and crawling roots wherever your eyes wander along. A deafening silence prevails as different bugs play their pieces as the forest’s orchestra. This is the first impression you’ll get once you step in this bubble, along with the apprehensions brought along by any forest.

When breeze blows a dance begins and all things green are enslaved by the rhythm. The branching of the trees are the forest’s artists as they paint images with high contrast on the foliage. Although, these works are only visible in daylight but they make up for it by never running out of ideas for their art. The air is cool and gentle; every whiff breathes life into you and you become one with the forest.

The tranquility and the peacefulness soothes the soul – a perfect place for solitude and meditation. Although one can never be truly alone here. Look down on the ground and you see fiery-red warriors busy gathering food for the colony. Little winged-creatures come across you in search of mate and food. You see birds in flight chirping lively as if to catch your attention. Look over by the smooth flowing waters and you notice vibrant greens, blues and sometimes oranges – dragonflies hovering just above the water. Whether it’s up by the blue sky or underneath the fresh earth there is always something that is deserving of your attention. Conclusion? There’s just so many things to see hear, experience and realize here in the lagoon. It is so full of life the one cannot be alone and not notice the wonders of life the lagoon is so rich of.

The lagoon really takes you away from the pressures of the urban world. Though not completely, as cars and buildings can still be seen if one looks far enough. Being here is like being in a bubble – it separates you from the outside yet it has its own way of reminding you do the reality you eventually have to re-enter.