Places

I have these cushion covers from Chumbak that have 'my happy place' printed on them. The cushions with those covers are on the ledge beneath the window in my room, where I sit and read or watch videos. (So that is my happy place indeed!)

One lazy Saturday morning, when I woke Sid up, he didn't want to get up. He looked at me, pointed to the bed and said 'my happy place'. We laughed about it, and later on he suddenly hugged me and said 'Actually you are my happy place!'

So now I am his happy place and also his favorite color (which he stated in an obviously matter of fact way the other day!)

The pressure of being a mom I tell you!! ;-)

Wheels of the bus

At his play-school, Sid has been taught to say 'wheels of the bus go round and round..all the way we go' and the version he knows is '..all through the town'.

So yesterday, he started singing this song and paused for a moment after 'round and round', and I offered 'all the way we go'.. He said 'No, that's in school. At home it is 'all through the town', and miss won't be there at home right, so it is 'all through the town' and not 'all the way we go'! :-|



In other things, in true Bollywood Istyle, presenting a sequel to the color identification post. Let's call this, well, 'Colors 2'!

Yeh kaun chitrakaar hai

Our team from office went to Club Cabana yesterday to celebrate a successful release! As most of the badminton, TT etc. courts were occupied, Sandhya and I went around the gardens experimenting with the camera. Ended up discovering many options in the camera I never knew existed! :-)

As usual a lot of macros and flower/nature pictures followed. The best part - my first snap of a drongo! :-) Had seen loads of them on the electric wires by the road, during the drive to bagalkot/hampi, but could not photograph them. The resort had a lot of birds, but could capture only this.

Pics follow.

The drongo (not sure what the exact name is though)

Splash of colors follow




now for a white (read serene) break



Followed by shocking pink! The unmatched bougainvillea, of course!



More colors

hari hari vasundhara pe
neela neela ye gagan
ki jiske baadlon ki paalki
uda raha pawan

dishaye dekho rang bhari
dishaye dekho rang bhari
chamak rahi umang bhari
ye kisne phhol phool pe
ye kisne phhol phool pe
kiya singaar hai
ye kaun chitrakaar hai
ye kaun chitrakaar
ye kaun chitrakaar hai

Thus sang Mukesh. True isn't it?

Gidda's artwork!

My nephew has a new-found interest. Doodling!
The end result is a set of lines on a paper or on hands (his or anybody else's around him) or walls even!! The mothers - his and mine, have a great time showing off his skillful art. ;-)

Yesterday, he laboriously removed the cap of each of the 10 odd sketch pens and started 'drawing' on a piece of paper. :-) The person in charge of replacing the caps was of course, your's truly!

This was when he was half-way through the drawing.


(The arc of a circle and a line at the right is his mother's contribution! :-D)

This was when he finally completed. Such brilliant color combination na?




p.s: 'gidda' is how he pronounces his name - skanda!

Las Vegas

Probably the blandest title ever. But that's the exact opposite of what Las Vegas has to offer! The Sin City- full of vivid colors, bright lights, impressive architecture and a perennial flow of money.
The highlights of the trip were the Musical fountain show in front of Bellagio, the Blue-Man Show, and the amazing architecture of the casinos. You can't help but admire the unique experience this city has to offer; it does help if you are lucky and end up not losing money!!

The casinos






New York-New York


Caesar's Palace


Paris


Stratosphere (This has a roller-coaster ride on top of the 108-storied tower!)

Inside the casinos



Colors




Elegant


A closer look at 'Paris'


Not a picture of people gambling in broad-daylight ;-) Look closely, that's a ceiling! Inside 'Paris'!

More pictures of Vegas in the next post. Cya for now!

Kuch Rang aur bhi hain!

Didn't want to overload the previous post. So posting a "few" more pics here. Take a peek!!

Phool Bahar ka..

"fall"en leaves :-)


Saanj Dale...Gagan tale...



On way to Snoqualmie falls, you encounter this stretch of barren land, this is because of the volcanic trail. There are active volcanoes around Seattle. Not sure, but Mt.Rainier might be one of them. [Too lazy to check it up, so don't go by this :-)]



ruth aa rahi hain..ruth jaa rahi hain..


Ek aur ho jaaye!

Is rang badalte duniya mein!

Had the most wonderful weekend with my best-est friends :-) loved every moment of it!

The beautiful colors of fall at Redmond, Seattle. Also present snaps of Mt.Rainier and Snoqualmie falls.

Microsoft Campus

Meadows at the base of Mt.Rainier

Mt.Rainier

Close-up of Mt.Rainier

Simply put- Fall

At the entrance towards the falls

Snoqualmie Falls

Lal peela :-)

Hues of Lalbagh