The caps belong to Chhavi’s clay bottles. While she was asleep it was my turn to play.
Wandoor- A Beautiful Beach, Port Blair, Andaman
I admit I like this picture much more for the fallen tree and the wood than the sky.This was the trip when my cameras were on strike so this is the best I could manage. I have noticed one thing about the Andaman beaches. They do not allow vendors right on to the beach, hence…
Bowland Tower, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Most of the times when I would pass close to Bowland Tower, I would not give it a second glance. But on this particular evening the golden sunlight was falling on it. There is something about the evening and morning hours, that can turn almost anything into a subject worth photographing. And this one…
I Got Soaked Dolls- Blackpool, UK
I saw these dolls at a souvenir shop near the Northern Pier at Blackpool. I thought this too could be something like ‘mind the gap.’ But when I searched the internet for ‘I got soaked dolls, Blackpool’ I found almost nothing. I thought of buying one doll for Chhavi but the face of the doll…
Mirchi and Nimbu To Cast off the Evil Eye!
I clicked this picture at Port Blair while we were waiting to board MV Makruzz. The lemon and the chilli (nimbu and mirchi in Hindi) that you see tied to a vehicle is supposed to be put to cast off an evil eye. It is very commonly used all over India though we have…
Before and After- The DPS Weekly Photography Challenge
This week at DPS the weekly photography challenge was Before and After. Looking at their picture I was once again thinking this was beyond me. But then as usual I thought I would try something simpler. Chhavi and I went to market yesterday and she asked me to buy strawberries for her. So I…
The Complete Andaman Trip Report Now at Gonomad
My complete trip report for the Andaman trip is now up at Gonomad. Here is a short quote from the main article. What a trip it was! I learned that Viper Island was an open jail, where prisoners used to be in fetters, as they had nowhere to run to with miles and miles of…
Skywatch Friday- Soap Bubble and the Sun
This is the last of my soap bubble pictures from the current lot at least. What fun it was to blow the bubbles and then drop the stick quickly run after the bubble to click the picture. You see I was doing both, blowing the bubbles and clicking the pictures! For more skies from…
Yellow Berries from Bead Tree or Known as China Berry
Wish I knew the name of the tree on which these berries grow. It looks very similar to the neem tree and the berries are also somewhat similar to the neem. But I don’t think these are neem berries. Updated on March 2, 2012: These threes are known as Bead Tree and also China…