This youngster seems to be too shy to bring out all the gold 😛
For Becca’s Sunday Trees – 288
Month: May 2017
Hanky-panky on the Road
Hanky-panky on the Road
Words 100
“Is the presentation okay Ma’am?”
“Yes. But include talking points.”
“I don’t need…”
“I do. How far we from the dhaba?”
“About an hour.”
“I had only a glass of milk and a banana.”
“Would you like a matthi?”
“They are heavy. That’s why I skipped breakfast.”
“Ma’am, what should I order?”
“I am full. I had too many matthis. But the stuffed parathas are nice here.”
“Shall we share one?”
“Make it two. And lassi.”
“Okay.”
“When you pay the bill, ask for an extra bill.”
“Why?”
“Reimbursement is impossible without the bill. I’ll keep one. Just in case.”
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Phew, this one was tough to squeeze in 100 words. Please feel free with your confusions and questions!
Dhaba: A roadside eating joint
Matthi: A popular Indian salty snack.
Lassi: Yogurt based drink.
Paratha: Indian flatbread.
Written for the Friday Fictioneers – a story in 100 words or less. Thanks to Rochelle for hosting the challenge and Roger Bultot for the photo prompt. To read the other stories inspired by this prompt, click here.
For readers of Moonshine, here's Chapter 142
Haiga # 5
you and I
are no longer
together.
You have a new soulmate
while I have found
myself
A/N You may think this is the same photo as in the previous haiga but this one has three birds – can you see? At first I saw only two but just before posting I noticed the third in the bushes giving the picture a twist. And I had to redraft the ‘poem’ – how was it by the way?
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SPF: Lessons in Practicality
Lessons in Practicality
Words 201
“Namaste. Fancy meeting you here!”
“Why? Do you think it is too fancy for us?”
“No! I just meant I didn’t expect…”
“We are shopping for our trip,” Mrs Sharma gave a dramatic pause, “to Europe.”
“Wow! Did you win the lottery?”
Mrs Sharma expanded with gratification while Mr Sharma seemed to shrink.
“Sort of. It is an all expense paid vacation sponsored by our beloved daughters.”
“Don’t you have two sons?”
“And two daughters-in-law.”
“That’s very generous of them!”
“We’ve done our bit. Now it’s their turn. It was such a surprise when on our 40th anniversary, they gifted us the tickets…”
“Nonsense!” Mr Sharma butted in. “You left them little choice but…”
“Didn’t you want to purchase a muffler? Go on I’m coming.” Mrs Sharma pushed him.
Mumbling, he pottered away.
“Poor thing, he doesn’t like international travel. And with my brother’s hospitalization, he is even more stressed and nervous.”
“What happened?
“He was involved in a car accident.”
“Oh no! I will pray for his speedy recovery.”
“That’s unlikely.” Mrs Sharma held up her crossed fingers. “So I am hoping that he manages to hang on for the next two weeks. I don’t want to cancel the trip.”
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Written for the Sunday Photo Fiction – a story in 200 words or less. Thanks to Alistair Forbes for hosting the challenge and Sally Ann Hodgekiss for the beautiful photo. To read the other stories inspired by this prompt click here.
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WPC: Some More Reflections
Rifling through my archives I found a few more where the photo changed my perspective of what I had intended to capture. This is my second submission to the Weekly Photo Challenge – Reflecting. The first one is here.
I was trying to capture the Sun in the sky and look what I got – a family’s day out on the beach 🙂
A (tiny) bit wiser, I actually tried to ‘compose’ a shot – probably my first ever. It’s unedited, nope not even cropped. What do you think – did it work?
I have to confess I liked the boat more than its reflection. But the greenery is nicely reflected in the water isn’t it?
My entire focus was on the peacock but the glass door reflection is just as eye catching don’t you think?
Look! Diamonds on the floor 😀
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CFFC: Isolated Subjects
Cee’s challenges us this week to focus on Isolated Subjects so off we go on the search of some suitable shots…
She posed patiently and confidently making sure her fans had ample time to focus on her long graceful neck. Not like…
…this irate lady. I wonder what or who cheesed her off?
Could it be this billy goat? He does have a sheepish air about him doesn’t he? Sorry about the kid Cee but you know how they are – poking their noses in matters which are none of their business.
This is the Lion Monument at Lucerne. It is a giant mortally wounded lion carved out of a wall of sandstone rock above a pond. It was designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen as a memorial for the mercenary soldiers from central Switzerland who lost their lives while serving the French king Louis XVI during the French Revolution.
Mark Twain was particularly taken in by the monument. He called it “the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world.”
It does look rather tragic doesn’t it?
Let’s move on to wider and cheerier places. Sorry don’t quite remember where this is 😦
My final selection for this collection. A saleswoman displaying her mouthwatering (can’t you just taste the sourness?!) array of natural goodies for the intrepid traveler scaling or returning from the Singhgadh fort near Pune, India.
Until next time – thank you for your visit and note 🙂
The Witch
A spring view
summer
she cloaks herself
shady going ons
For Becca’s Sunday Trees – 287
Reflecting on Nature
There are some beautiful trees around the campus where we stay. And on the rare occasions that I do overcome my (overwhelming) laziness I invariably manage to find new trees to drool over. This one is my latest favorite. I couldn’t help marveling at her impoverished state and yet she was so generous in her support to the others. Creepers grew on and around her with impunity whilst she held up her bare arms, undeterred, patient and waiting for her time in the Sun.
She looked so sure that I clicked a photo and waited (impatiently) for what was to unfold in less than a month. Take a look at nature’s miracle in less than a month 🙂
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“I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.” Albert Einstein
This is the Amaltas or Cassia fistula and aka golden rain tree that is native to the Indian subcontinent.
Linked to the Weekly Photo Challenge – Reflecting
Haiga #4
topper –
always something more
to conquer
P.S. Well? How was it? Something off? A word here or there?
PPS Hope you can see the topper?
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It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night
Words 101
“Hurry or you’ll miss the train!”
Pushing and shoving, they squeezed into the car before Grandpa drove off all by himself.
“It’s so dark and eerie.” Lilly shivered.
“Ghosts live in this jungle.” Rishi said with relish.
“Mamma!”
The car shuddered to a stop.
A blinding darkness engulfed them. Crickets shrieked. Lilly whimpered.
Grandpa opened the bonnet.
“Let me see.” A disembodied voice said.
Rishi dropped the torch.
The engine sputtered to life.
“Thank you.” Grandpa offered money.
“Money is of no use to me.” The shadow moved. “This boy…”
Gasping, Rishi threw off the crushing weight of the Unexplained Mysteries.
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers – a story in 100 words or less. Thank you Rochelle for hosting the challenge and the photo prompt. To read the other stories inspired by this prompt click here.
Thank you for reading 🙂
For readers of Moonshine, here's Chapter 140
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