So I learnt a new word today. Interesting word, fun fact!
Here are my picks-
Raisez Fountain, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Men outside the door- at Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
Eigengrau rocks along the coast- Seaport Village, San Diego, CA
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #14
Here are some more from San Diego, CA
Graduating…
With a reverent tone
Slowly, softly I tread
These hallowed corridors alone
Full of thoughts unsaid
Filled to the brim with emotions
Overflowing with gratitude
Today I walk in slow motion
Reminiscing over the platitude
Of lectures I had sat through
Rendered in soporific monologue
Sprinkled with memorable moments few-
Those memories surround me like a fog.
As I take a step into the real world
Beyond the walls of my alma mater
New adventures before me shall unfurl
Nostalgic, I’ll recall those days later..
Life and mockery
Life at its best is ironic
Throwing teasers our way
With a smile sardonic
Testing us variably each day
What once to you was trivial,
Something that you had dismissed
In a tone light-hearted and jovial
May come back to destroy your bliss..
Remember when you in lighter vein
Mocked at a fellow human being’s misery
The same situation may now cause you pain
You might have set yourself on a road slippery..
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When young and strong and full of vigor
We often think we are immune
To troubles that the rest encounter
We think we cannot face such misfortune..
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Alas the passage of time will bring
Illness, misery, repetitive suffering
All our cups fill in similar proportions
With negative and positive emotions
Mocking at others never works
Those arrows find their way backwards
Life’s ironies probably spare no one
From fate’s tricks, one cannot run.
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #15
Keeping this post short and sweet..
Pizzas decorating the entrance to a house?
Creepy-crawlies made out of metal and stone
A gardener made from leaves- clever!
A Photo a Week Challenge: Comfort
When I think of comfort, I first think of a bed and sleep. This is a photograph of my hotel room during my recent travels.
Comfort in prayer
Comfort in sleep
Serenity everywhere
Contentment deep
To quell the noise
Of my chaotic mind
So I can rejoice
In the comfort that I find.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Close Ups
Love close-ups whenever the subject is interesting. Here are my picks:
A Word A Week Photograph Challenge – Arid
Linking to: https://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/a-word-a-week-photograph-challenge-arid/
Arid are the valleys
Of my broken soul
Fill all the nooks and alleys
With love and make me whole
My heart is dry as a bone
Emotions have evaporated
Melt this grey mass of stone
Let love make me invigorated.
Love once found then lost
Left a desert behind
Extracting in tears its cost
Leaving a void in my mind.
I need showers of blessing
To revive my barren soul
For showers of love I’m obsessing
To fill up the empty dry hole.
Bridal veil falls at Yosemite National Park, CA- reduced to a trickle of water in September
Arid winter- At Central Park, New York City in December
The arid Grand Canyon, Arizona
Artificial aridity- Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia PA
Arid landscape- at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia PA
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Churches or Any Religious Building
This one is a no-brainer for me- in 2014, I visited several outstanding places of worship, so here are my picks:
St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
Facade of St. Mark’s Basilica, Venice, Italy
Inside the church of Orsanmichele, Florence, Italy
Inside the Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
Hindu Temple, New Delhi, India
Tower of a Hindu temple in New Jersey
Inside the Akshardham Temple, New Jersey
One Word Photo Challenge: Copper
Statue of Lord Shiva in the dancer “Nataraj” pose- at Philadelphia Flower Show 2010
Copper-Golden tones of an erotic Cleopatra- at Caesar’s Palace Hotel, Las Vegas NV
Copper wall art-Atlantis Resort, Nassau, The Bahamas
Creative Blogger Award
Woo hoo!
I’ve been nominated for my first award by Sukanya from:
https://mybloggsever.wordpress.com/
Thanks for the nomination Sukanya! I am excited!
Here I have to give five random facts about me and then nominate bloggers to do the same.
1. There is nothing better in this world than to curl up with an absorbing book for me…I absolutely love reading.
2. I have a love for clothes that is probably beyond reasonable. I love buying clothes, creating outfits and styling them differently every time. I also love wearing my Indian clothes in western ensembles and vice versa. 
3. I love spending time alone- reading, writing, thinking and introspecting.
4. I often put work before everything else- sometimes unreasonably so, but for me, work is where I find my true expression. (I am a cardiologist in my final year of training). 
5. More often than not, I am my own worst critic. Over the years I have realized that this habit prevents me from achieving my full potential, so I am trying to be less critical of myself..
So now, I have to nominate a few bloggers for the ‘Creative Bloggers Award.’
They are:
http://movingtowardsthelight.com/
https://chotisibaatein.wordpress.com/
https://toweararainbow.wordpress.com/
You have to give 5 random facts about yourselves and then nominate others to do the same.There is no mention of limit on number of bloggers.
Also, importantly, please mention the name and the link of the blogger who nominated you.
Happy blogging!
Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Yellow or Wildflowers
In my culture, we celebrate the arrival of spring (in February though) by wearing yellow 🙂 Here are my entries for this challenge. These photographs were either taken at Longwood Gardens, PA or the Philadelphia Flower Show at different times. 
Passion...unbridled 
