Hidden Wonders and Second Lives 🦇
Hello Hilom Fam!👋 Happy Monday! Today’s stories invite us to look again. A giant bat quietly helps a forest grow, while discarded tins, cartons, and soil find new life as art. Sometimes the things we overlook are already doing something remarkable.
Article 1 Nature
A Giant Bat Helping Apayao’s Forest Grow
The golden-crowned flying fox, one of the world’s largest bat species, was documented in Flora, Apayao. Found only in the Philippines and classified as…
The golden-crowned flying fox, one of the world’s largest bat species, was documented in Flora, Apayao. Found only in the Philippines and classified as endangered, this fruit bat plays an important role in forest regeneration by carrying seeds across the landscape. Medyo intimidating ang size, but its work in the forest is quietly helpful.
Article 2 Good News
Discarded Materials Find a New Life as Art
In Material Explorations, Filipino artist and educator Jandy Carvajal turns salvaged aluminum, biscuit tins, flattened matchboxes, egg cartons, and soil into…
In Material Explorations, Filipino artist and educator Jandy Carvajal turns salvaged aluminum, biscuit tins, flattened matchboxes, egg cartons, and soil into works of art. By working with humble and discarded materials, he asks us to reconsider what has value and what might still become something beautiful.
Here’s to noticing the quiet wonders and unexpected possibilities around us this week. 💛