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Chasing Spring

Hello peepools! How you doin? Better, one hopes, now that spring is in the air and summer is hot at our heels. In Delhi, this is probably the best time of the year – flowers blooming, the skyline dotted with flame of the forest. Delhites, take a moment, to look at the horizon while you travel to work or go back home – you can’t miss the red blooms that pop up from the most unexpected and drab buildings. Trust me, it’s not a sight to be missed.

Every year, Delhi just seems to burst into a riot of color almost overnight. This year I was determined to stalk it – almost missed it, but managed to catch the tail of the fire. Have a look.

Looking awesome isn’t it? But then look what happened today!

Back to dull and dreary. A unseasonal storm blew away the colors of spring too 😦

But never mind, spring will come again 🙂

What about your place? Anything special going on over there? Like to share something? Come on say something – anything. Feels rather awkward – to be the only one blabbering on and on 😀

Oh well, here I go again – Chapter 43 but before that let Calvin fill in the awkward silence shall we?

And anyone care for the Blog Index?

Thought for the day

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. Hal Borland

And I wait in a fever of impatience.

Edit: Btw, hope you didnt miss the mango blossoms? Yummmm 😉

On Top of the World

Yohoo friends! I am back thumbs up Anyone miss me? sigh Never mind. Anyway, I had a blast catching up with friends – school friends whom I met after decades! party I could tell you the exact number of decades, years, months and perhaps even days, but then that would be telling eh smug

Suffice to say I was on the top of the world – literally and figuratively. Have a look:-

On top of the world

Evading the blazing Sun

Between the clouds

Shades of grey

Hues of blues

Grounded!

It was a truly exhilarating and picturesque ride through the clouds. Sighhh…ah well, nothing lasts forever right? Besides all good things come to an end so that we may go on to experience better things!

So now that we are back on terra firma lets see what been happening on Rajaniland shall we? Here’s Chapter 34 but before then, a look at Calvin.

Thought for the day:

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all — he's walking on them. ~Leonard Louis Levinson

Sorry, couldn’t resist a few more :)-

Always borrow money from a pessimist, he doesn't expect to be paid back :- Anonymous

A pessimist's blood type is always B-negative. ~Anonymous

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are. ~Chauncey Mitchell Depew

In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. ~Daniel L. Reardon

The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum. ~Havelock Ellis.

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As usual, I look forward to hearing from you on anything and everything. And just in case there are any new friends on the site (welcome aboard): here’s the link to the Blog Index to help you find your way easily on the site. Have fun – I am!

Have a super week ahead and talk to you on Wednesday 🙂

Mamallapuram

The Sun deigns to emerge

Still sleepy

A bit of hide and seek

Time to show who is the boss

A 21st Century creation

Shore temple 700-728 AD

Ajuna’s penance

Fevicol ka jodh?

Anyone interested in knowing more about Arjuna’s Penance please click here

Chennai’s Nature

The campus of IIT Madras adjoining the Guindy national park is a must see.

She lets her hair down

The black buck angles for a ride back home

Trees and trees and trees

Posed quite professionally don’t you think?

Sunset at IIT-M track field.

New entrants to the Dept of Management Studies

Trees mourn their slaughtered friends and relatives

Care for some tea with your grass?

More Glimpses of Jaipur

Amer Fort

Sheesh Mahal

Made from imported Belgian glass

City Palace

Peacock door – one of four doors depicting the four seasons at the Chand Mahal

City Palace being decorated for a wedding

Silver kalash weighing 340 kgs contained Ganga jal. Two of these accompanied the King when he went to the UK for he only used Ganga jal.

The Maharaja (sorry forgot which one) only used Ganga jal for drinking and bathing purposes. This is a pure silver kalash weighing 340 kgs which held the Ganga jal for his personal use. When the Maharaja decided to visit the UK, two of these (filled with Ganga jal) were shipped to the UK.