Pure

Flowers and buds;

skies and dove,

all demonstrate purity.

But pure was,

once a soul,

that wore a child’s body.

Like a million birds singing songs of praises,

it laughed happily

and reflected purity.

 

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Being spared

It was a hot dry day. I was in a car and stopped at this wonderful sight of yellow flowers that had lighted this small stretch of road.

I didn’t mind the heat as I stepped out of my car. I was quickly dissolved at the brightness of these flowers. As I saw the children of nature playing with the gentle breeze I smiled, and I think, they too, smiled at me. I took out my mobile camera and walked to get the angles right. I realized that before capturing it in my mobile I should capture it in my memory first. So, I walked for a few minutes or so.

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It was a miracle. Why so…because, it seemed they knew of my coming….All the flowers were fresh and there were only a few petals scattered on the ground. I took a deep breath and filled myself with the essence of its freshness. I enjoyed the sunlight as it played hide and seek in between the spaces created by the yellows and greens. I peeped out of those spaces and the palette of the artist looked fun and playful with azure blue, lemon yellow and forest green scattered in a limited place.

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I was lucky to have spared some time because I knew that the next time when ( or if) I’ll visit this place, it would be different as the nature is a submitting canvas in the hands of the creator who changes and colours the landscape with different hues every single minute.

But in reality, it was this moment that had lured me to witness and be a part of this miracle, and had spared me to be in that moment to marvel this beautiful sight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staying connected

God’s children we all are,

supreme beings – eternal souls.

Connected we are,

at each folds.

Humanly bodies dwelling on earth,

lose our supremacy.

Connected – are we?

Or, trying to connect;

mending each folds.

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Seeds of Reward

There is a day waiting for us – with new challenges, opportunities and learnings. But before that, comes toiling under the bright golden sun. By the end of our work assignments, no matter how big or small, we look for our sizable chunks of rewards. And then…we enjoy.

Squirrel enjoying its breakfast

Caught this squirrel nibbling at its reward.

seeds of reward

I peeled a pomegranate today and my reward was its red ruby coloured seeds. Just like my squirrel friend I started munching them with joy. I enjoyed my reward.

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Five Days of Black & White – Day 5

I would like to thank Lore from Snow’s Fissures and Fractures for nominating me for the “five days of black and white photography challenge”. She is a terrific writer and a talented photographer. She is really creative with presenting her photos. I learnt a lot about photography from her, thanks Lore.:)

As all good things come to an end and so has this challenge but that doesn’t mean I’ll stop having fun with my photos. I really enjoyed participating in this challenge. I hope that you have enjoyed as much as I did.

For day 5 I would like to share this simple photo of white lights against its natural black background.

black and white lights

Here are the other photos from day 4 to day 1.

Day 4

black and white

Day 3

rose

Day 2

buddha statue at home

Day 1

rajnigandha flower buds

 

Five Days of Black & White – Day 4

I would like to thank Lore from Snow’s Fissures and Fractures for nominating me for the “five days of black and white photography challenge”. She is a terrific writer and a talented photographer. She is really creative with presenting her photos. I learnt a lot about photography from her, thanks Lore.:)

I’m sorry guys the challenge says – five consecutive days, but I just couldn’t find the time yesterday. So, I guess now I’m out of the challenge. But I’d still like to continue and share the photos.

For day 4 I would like to share this photo.

black and white

I had used this for the weekly challenge (rule of three) and wanted to see how it would look in black and white. What do you say?:)

 

Five Days of Black & White – Day 3

I would like to thank Lore from Snow’s Fissures and Fractures for nominating me for the “five days of black and white photography challenge”. She is a terrific writer and a talented photographer. She is really creative with presenting her photos. I learnt a lot about photography from her, thanks Lore. 🙂

For Day 3 I would like share a rose flower.

rose

You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. – Pablo Picasso.

For today’s challenge I would like to invite John from the Book of Bokeh. He is a master photographer. Apart from sharing many marvelous photos he is also a great poet too. Through his photography he can give a make over to even the most ordinary looking thing. You would certainly enjoy your time at his blog.

I would love to see you participate. I would also totally understand if you would decide not to participate for any reason.

The rules of this challenge are:

1. For 5 consecutive days create a post any past or present photo in black and white.
2. Each day you invite a new photographer to join the fun.

Five Days of Black & White – Day 2

I would like to thank Lore from Snow’s Fissures and Fractures for nominating me for the “five days of black and white photography challenge”. She is a terrific writer and a talented photographer. She is really creative with presenting her photos. I learnt a lot about photography from her, thanks Lore. 🙂

For Day 2 I would like to share a statue of Buddha.

Buddha at home

Although, I do not practice Buddhism but I love any statue of Buddha. I have a small wooden statue of Buddha at home. I just love its calm and serene look.

Every morning I look at this statue for some time. However, during those busy days I might skip this ritual. Whenever something is troubling me or I feel depressed I look at this statue and get a feeling as if someone is sitting in front of me. (Call me mad but I feel the presence).

Here, I would like to share a small story with my dear readers.

I was learning reki at the time when I bought this statue. I automatically felt inclined towards owning a statue of Buddha for myself. My teacher had two big marble statues at her place.

I started inquiring and found that the metal and stone pieces were way too expensive. So I thought that a wooden one would be fine. I looked for it…some were big, too big…some were small, too small. I found this sitting at a corner and it was just the size I was looking for. Somehow this was the only piece.

I bought it. I kept it at a higher place. But I was not completely happy. I felt the carving was not good – but I had already bought it. I continued with my reki and meditation. I was not practicing my ritual then – of looking.

On the last day of my reki course I looked at the statue. It looked as if the image was carved perfectly well. For a moment I felt that it would have been carved from looking at the real person…its lips, eyes, the glow on face…looked human, shall I say or more artistic.

I shared my experience with my teacher. The answer was simple,” You have changed your perception towards the statue and that’s why it looks beautiful to you.” Yes, that day I learnt one of the life’s most important lessons – you need to change your perception in order to look at things differently and only then can we see the beauty and sometimes the hidden meaning of things.

For today’s challenge I would like to nominate Suyash Chopra. He is a brilliant photographer. Once you are at his blog you would feel that you are breathing along the photo itself.

I would love to see you participate. I would also totally understand if you would decide not to participate for any reason.

The rules of this challenge are:

1. For 5 consecutive days create a post any past or present photo in black and white.
2. Each day you invite a new photographer to join the fun.

Five Days of Black&White

I would like to thank Lore from Snow’s Fissures and Fractures for nominating me for the “five days of black and white photography challenge”. This post was long due but as I was struggling with time I could not post earlier. However, as I now get to play along I’m really happy. 🙂

For day 1 I would like to share this photo.

rajnigandha flower buds

Everyday is a new gift with new possibilities and endless realities. Life is sweet and fragrant only if you’d stop, to savour a moment’s beauty. I had bought the stem of rajnigandha flower on a rather sad day. But while photographing the buds I saw its beauty and felt happiness seep into my heart. Rajnigandha is one of my favourite flowers.

I would like to tag Della from The Passion Dew for this challenge. She is a brilliant photographer and I love her photos. I’m sure you’ll be glued to her blog once you are there.

I would love to see you participate. I would also totally understand if you would decide not to participate for any reason.

The rules of this challenge are:

1. For 5 consecutive days create a post any past or present photo in black and white.
2. Each day you invite a new photographer to join the fun.