The club is only one part of the mountain development that is Timberland Heights, which offers lots for residences and farm estates. Here we see some of the homes that have already been built and a section of the hill nearer the clubhouse that is still being developed. Unfortunately, the trip to the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range made it quite obvious just how polluted Metro Manila's air is. Just look at that pall of thick smog over the metro!
The pollution became even more pronounced when the sun hid behind some clouds. I wish I could say that this was just rain but it didn't start pouring until late in the afternoon and I took this mid-morning.
I don't know why it was so, but by early afternoon the sky over Metro Manila, though still a bit hazy, was much clearer. Like the sun had burned off some of the smog.
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Wow, these are great sky watch shots. I am sorry to hear about the pollution though. Thanks for sharing your pictures for swf.
It goes to show you. I would not have pegged your area as one to be prone to much air pollution. I guess none of us are immune. It is still so beautiful where you live, and those are some sky shots.
Thank you Hilda.
Smog is scary. I've seen it only over Los Angeles.
une belle série de ciel, la dernière est la plus encourageante
a nice series of sky, the last is the most encouraging
Great set of photos from the water of the wonderful pool to the strange, changeable sky.
it's probably after peak hours, less cars on the road and less smog. nice shots.
Incredible views Hilda, even though you are pledged with smog. The country side there is beautiful...
Have yourself a merry little weekend
That is one thing we don't have here smog. Clean air albeit wet rain air.
I loved the photo of the pool... Just feel like going for a dip right away, since Delhi is battling between summers and monsoon.
I hope something is done about the pollution soon. My sympathies for your lungs.
ohmigod, I enlarged the pictures and wow they are fabulous.The first one with the pool and the landscape is magnificent!
So sorry dear friend to know about the pollution.In São Paulo ( Brazil ) it's a problem as well unfortunately.
I hope things can be better soon.
Have a nice weekend!
Léia
It look beautiful by distance, but once it turn to be smog, it is not nice.
Not good to breath with that smog you know.
Growing cities and pollution seem to go together.
That is some seriously scary looking smog Hilda!
Smog or not the views are wonderful. The smog doesn't look nearly as bad as the smog in Southern California during the 1970's now that was smog. :-) Regulations changed, polluting companies cleaned up their acts and now the Los Angeles basin and Orange County air quaility is much better. I hope something like that happens in Manilla.
I can just image how incredible the views would be if the smog was gone.
Very nice post Hilda. :-)
Very nice set of photos, Hilda. Love the pool and the mountains and the view, even if the latter is somewhat polluted.
Your photos remind me of when I lived in LA...lot of smog there!
By the way, I like your new photo!
Have a bon weekend!
What a great job you do in covering Manila, Hilda. The good, the bad, the ugly. I was once assigned to Manila, but never made it. Sent to North Africa instead. So your Manila has become my Manila. Yours is an exceptional photo blog. Beautiful, real and always informative. Thank you so much for a job well done!
Wonderful horizon... praying for a good breeze to blow away your smog~ All the best, Maria
That's what I call a pool with a view!
but the view is still beautiful!
thanks for sharing!
Fantastic landscapes!
one great development. just look at the view from there. it amazes me. id love to swim there with such great view.
Smog seems to be a problem for many large cities. That's one advantage to living in a rural area like we do.
We all get that stuff to breathe - cars, manufacturing... I like that giant pool - looks like Olympic size
simply beautifully captured shots....lovely!
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