young scholar returning home

children studying

young scholars and a canine model

i just stopped by this lot of children returning home from school and here is what you get:)

to be or not to be

nikki thinking, originally uploaded by poet soulfree.

nikki thinking

a house at two levels

a house at two levels, originally uploaded by poet soulfree.

this is a view of the new house...papa is in the blue shirt here. he sits in the lobby of the house and on his back is the bookshelf...up the four stairs you see the kitchen and the level of the kitchen is the living room.

neighbours?

these are those of my neighbours who are like icons of childhood in my life- one of my chums from girlhood- a dear friend indeed; now back into my life

coming home

this is the house where i will soon be moving in

expressive

a word of caution to the smart ones-
this could be you, it could be you
incase my home you chose to visit
for this is my pack...and their ideas of how to welcome guests

you didn't see me i hope

for a few days you might see more canine entries here than others. well the reason is that this entire week, starting yesterday i have to take one of my dogs to the vet, post surgery. when one goes to the vet the experiences are naturally of the canine order. i have no problem. i love dogs and i love to capture them- in a passing sort of a way. here is another. this one hangs around a lot in the surgery, probably given up by his owners. at the time of the picture here, he was playing with the gauze and looked up at me at the sound of my camera, as though feeling conscious. but nothing to worry dear- am just sharing your wit with the world; not reporting on you. i have even christened him the vet's apprentice!

the view between the windchimes

if you look inside these chimes, you will see the garden, the greenery, the trees or the leaves. let me get better with my hand. you will see better images

any guesses???!

no, this picture is not taken by me, nor have i taken it from a website. this was taken by anupam i think in mauritius. i need to ask him if he did. and he simply put them on my computer. with a view to sharing. i am doing just that.

my dog, my country

this young woman here has brought this pitbull mix all the way with her from austin, texas. the dog, named lucy was adopted from a shelter there. when the family decided to move back to india- they could not but bring their canine companions back too...the dogs from america. lucy has another sibling curiously called ...'lalu'

are we allowed to drive looking backwards?

ginger in the driver's seat has a pertinent querry. am wondering what to reply:(

Siblings

this is me and my brother. not a recent picture as you can tell..r.r..r..just about more than 30 years ago! he is the one with brown eyes and the beautiful face.tis a foto of a foto. still improving my skill daily.

morning light

the sentry of the chemist

Dog with a view

eastern window

here is a view from my room, towards the east. i call it my eastern window. these two pictures here are views from the same window...with and without the bamboo curtains we call 'chikk'

if you see close enough, in spite of the curtain, the greenery outside is visible. i am lucky that i live in a house with so much of greenery around...

charcoal on paper

ditto2, originally uploaded by soulfree me.

my friend's art
may it go places
he calls it the music teacher...
whatever it is
i just hope that it would go places

people looking like pets

people looking like pets, originally uploaded by meirion matthias.

just to shock you...the way it did- me!

river thoughts

Autumn Flood, originally uploaded by Ed Karjala.

wish i had a house by a river
or somewhere where the river sang its song to me nearby...

mundane world...

my poor poor mundane world

nothing happens here with fanfare

but everything happens still

when i write i do not celebrate

nor do i a lament wail out-

in the quiet of my world i create, i write

birds come by accepting my humble offering of water

and whatever else i can muster...

i have no dazzling displays in my camera captured

not anything at all that can stir you at all

in my mundane world, only my spirit makes it happen

and not the charging energy of the marketplace.

banana tree in the evening lights...view from the rear balcony

this banana tree

grows right next to my wall

or i planted thee

i know not now

but everyday, several times too

when i happen to go that way

i see thine abundant greenery

and i wonder all this while

where were ye, where were ye?

puppy love!

capsicum

my staircase

dusk settling

standing on a street side and trying out the camera just repaired

working boy/man

this boy works in the mother dairy booth i go to shop for vegetables sometimes

music lover

music lovers come in all shapes sizes and breeds ofcourse!

my dentist

love for your teeth and a good set of my own!

mother dairy

the road outside

this is a view of the road outside my house...the black car whose rear is visible here is father's. the plants overhanging on the right are my plants over-hanging from my own balcony.

the idea behind this blog

the idea behind this blog is to put pictures together...of things that affect me, bother me, stir me and make me what i am.

checking the rhythm and rhythm producing drums