Trees and Sky

The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us. Ralph Waldo Emerson As the day comes to an end, sky starts displaying beautiful art with clouds and sunset lights. The usual path for walking gets interesting with the art display. Joining Weekend Sky #80 and Becky's Walking Squares

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LAPC #226 – Textures

Just by taking a walk, we notice that most of things have textures. Leaves have patterns, rocks have bumps. Sharing here are few of the textures that I found in nature. Betelnut plant leaf Papaya plant leaf Coleus plant leaf Texture on Banana leaf Textures on Plant leaves The texture makes the object interesting and …

Keep walking!!

Exploring some places is fun. This weekend I visited my aunt after a long time and took a random walk around the area. For people like me who stay in the concrete jungle of apartments, this greenery is a good change. All I could see was trees and green grass with lot of birds chirping. …

Favourite Flowers

This week for Lens-Artists challenge, Ann-Christine has set the topic as favourite flowers. I like to photograph flowers, mostly from my mobile camera. Here are few from my archives and some of them are new ones. All these are the flowers from my home garden. Roses are the most commonly photographed flower and obviously will …

Mulshi Lake

A place for nature lovers, Mulshi Lake is one of the best options for a quick trip, into the serenity of nature and its calm surroundings, away from the hustle bustle of cities. Located at a distance of about 35 km from Pune(Maharashtra, India), Mulshi is a perfect place to visit, especially during the monsoon …

Old and New

“You raze the old to raise the new.” Justina Chen Crossandra flower seed pod Life is a cycle of something old and something new, just like this image of a seed pod. One can see the gradual transformation of new to old. Joining Lens-Artists Challenge - Opposites

Beauty Everywhere

This week's theme for Sunday stills is Maxed Out Garden #Macros and #Close-Ups and here are my contributions. Everyone can agree there can be beauty in everything, if you just look. Depending on the perspective, everyone can see beauty in different things. Last week, on a small road trip, saw this field of Pearl Millet …

Watch out for the Cannonball

Last month, I visited University of Pune after a long time. A wave of nostalgia swept over me. While some of the areas of the campus were still the same, some have changed completely. However, this Cannonball tree was still the same. Cannonball tree Cannonball flowers and buds The fruits of this plant are spherical, …

Street Art

Compound wall art is one of the ways to make cityscape attractive. Here are some images that I clicked while I was passing through the area from my vehicle. The themes for such paintings are usually revolve around nature like save water, save nature, save birds etc. There are some paintings which show gratitude towards …

Lake amidst the city

A quiet place surrounded by the hustle and bustle of the city is this Lakaki lake. As this lake is not known to many, is generally vacant. There is a walking track along the lake for those who like to take a stroll. Different view can be seen from either side of the track. This …