Everyday Life

2011-12-17T18:35:00.001-08:00

A boat on the lakeside is safe, but that is not what boats are built for ...

2008-10-03T22:42:00.001-07:00

Original quote : A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for - I don't know who said this.

The lamp that fills the light has darkness around it ...

2008-10-03T22:23:00.001-07:00

Century old lamp in a small town Murphys, CA, USA

When God closes one door opens another ...

2008-08-24T13:00:00.001-07:00

Some doors are always open and some are closed. Some doors invite you even if they are closed. I felt this door invited me to knock on it ...

Very unipmortant door at one of the guest houses in Hearst Castle State Historic Park, San Simeon, CA.

Simple Things ...

2008-06-26T20:36:00.001-07:00

Simple things make this world beautiful !! Just pile up the stone slabs and you have a lovely seat !!

Unknown waterfalls, Scotland

Open Gate !

2008-06-26T19:51:00.000-07:00

Open gate means crossing the barrier and entering the ...

Unknown forest, Scotland

Excitement !!

2008-05-24T10:23:00.001-07:00

Could anybody guess what is it she so much excited about ?

She was chasing a peacock :)

Scone Palace, Scotland

Nature's art in winter

2008-03-04T23:20:00.000-08:00

Everyday I used to see this ivy right in front of my parking. It was unusually green and beautiful in spring. It was too colorful and was feast to the eyes in autumn. Then in winter it dried, with few leaves sticking to it. And it became an art form :)

Sunnyvale, California, USA

Black birds on the leafless tree

2008-02-03T18:21:00.000-08:00

Black birds on leafless tree, Milpitas, CA. This picture is inspired by 'Ordinary Pictures' by Mayank Bhatnagar.

Wal Mart parking lot, Milpitas, CA, USA

Does anyone notice me ?

2008-01-27T21:43:00.000-08:00

When we are busy looking for beauty of nature in waterfalls, wild, peaks etc ... we forget that nature's beauty is hidden in little things too :) Isn't this a view great ?

Picture taken at Hess Collection winery, nature's art on one of the windows of the art gallery :)

Napa, California, USA

Nature's beauty in fallen leaf

2007-10-19T14:38:00.001-07:00

I am not sure how this leaf looked like when it was green. I saw it when it fell on my way … Nature has beauty in the dead, fallen leaf too …

Huntington Gardens, Los Angeles, USA

Tied up

2007-10-18T21:04:00.000-07:00

How does it feel to be tied up to the ground while others are moving around at their will ??

Sanata Catalina, USA

Flower Arrangement

2007-09-17T23:11:00.000-07:00

This was at the entrance of an art museum. Does this look like very artistic flower arrangement to you ?

Asian Art Museum, San Fancisco, USA

Art

2007-09-06T20:02:00.000-07:00

Took these pictures at Fremont Festival a month ago. They are just wooden pieces but look so beautiful !

Fremont, California, USA

Hot summer and cool water

2007-09-06T09:54:00.001-07:00

Does it sound like heaven ? Yeah, at least for this guy ...

Fremont, California, USA

The North Face

2007-08-05T21:03:00.000-07:00

The North Face, a Rav4 and a pair feet !

Stinson Beach, California, USA

Day in Puppy's life

2007-08-05T20:27:00.001-07:00

Was he waiting in the line for a smoothie ? Well, he was giving company to his master in the line.

Stinson Beach, California, USA

Birthday Cakes

2007-07-18T17:26:00.001-07:00

I got up as usual today, got ready for work and was wearing my shoes ! I saw a note near my shoes from Pooja, my roommate to wake her up. This is not first time she has done this, in fact she uses me as her alarm clock !! So, promptly I woke her up ... and she gets me this ... My Birthday Cake !! Isn't it fabulous !

It looked so delicious that I remembered to take pictures only after we ate half of it !

It is a cheese cake with fresh fruit decoration ! Yummy !

Cactus

2007-07-15T17:13:00.001-07:00

Cactus is one of the nature's wonders. For me it symbolizes human spirit.

- Determination to live against all the harsh environment

- So thorny outside but, so soft inside

- Allergic to pampering. The more attention you give, more chances that it dies.

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Pic ? My cactus garden :)

Phantasy !

2007-07-01T13:43:00.000-07:00

Clouds are hills in vapour, hills are clouds in stone, —a phantasy in time's dream.

-Rabindranath Tagore

How true ?

Waiting ...

2007-07-01T11:23:00.000-07:00

I think 30% of my life is wasted in waiting. Waiting for friends, waiting for carpool, waiting in the airport, waiting for the mail, waiting in the Q, waiting ... waiting ... and waiting ...

Pic ? Me waiting in the Charlotte airport !

Sand Castle

2007-03-19T12:55:00.000-07:00

Sand Castles symbolize our dreams which are far away from coming true. But there is no harm in dreaming :)
Nature has its own way of doing things ... and here is the sand castle built by soil erosion. Shot at Highway-1, Big Sur.

Lifestyle !!

2007-03-18T10:21:00.000-07:00

It was last summer in Uvas Canyon county park. From the Alec Canyon trail saw this house, could be a big mansion. The small blue dot in the picture is the swimming pool. It was amazing to see such a house with such big swimming pool in the midst of the valley. Definitely a lifestyle to live.

Solitude ...

2007-03-17T09:02:00.000-07:00

It was a hot summer day at the clean and less crowded Shell beach at Tomales bay state park. This little girl, could be 4 year old, preferred to be alone !

Enjoying Street music

2007-03-12T15:14:00.000-07:00

It was sometime ago when I visited Chicago ... This 4 years old child was enjoying the street music sitting on his father's shoulders.

Holi and the kids

2007-03-06T09:35:00.000-08:00

Saw this little girl at Sunnyvale temple on Holi day. She was angry. May be angry with her parents. I am not sure why ? Was she hungry ? or her Mom yelled at her ?