shadows...that dance with mind

Shadows that made my mind dance

that made me chase the light

that made me appreciate the forms and shapes of life

In appreciation of the almighty,the sun god..

A poem which keep on repeating in my mind,when i take my camera to shoot the shadows

Where shadows chase light

This is my delight,

thus to wait and watch at the wayside

where shadow chases light

and the rain comes in the wake of the summer.

Messengers, with tidings from unknown skies,

greet me and speed along the road.

My heart is glad within,

and the breath of the passing breeze is sweet.

From dawn till dusk I sit here before my door,

and I know that of a sudden

the happy moment will arrive when I shall see.

In the meanwhile I smile and I sing all alone.

In the meanwhile the air is filling with the perfume of promise.

Rabindranath Tagore

that allures me ...
love the feel
blurdness and clarity of the shadows

the chair
betel leaf and wooden shades
this takes my breath away
the forms and shapes ,i love them all...hope you all love them...

A Morning at my Garden

The day dawns in softness and that gradually evolves into brightness in the sunny side of the garden.

A morning cup of tea and the camera.,

A keen awareness of the activity stirring around me begins to fill my senses.

And from this calm, sunlight streaking through the dawn, the gentle sounds of buzzing and fluttering begin to break the silence.

in a delightfully, familiar sort of way.

Fluttering and the tweet tweets of the love birds at home,greenery of the betel leaves ,the fallen flowers and leaves,an experience in its own....

The garden that shared my childhood and its memories

Fairly tropical in feel,my moms carefully tended garden,bonsais as old as us.,...

I am thankful for the gift of this small reminder to slow down and absorb the essence of every experience in this place.

I'm at once wholeheartedly aware once again ~~this is where I belong. This is MY moms garden.

Finally the tea rests under the pentas flowers...,on the garden path..

I am enjoying the pampering and love at home,will be here down south for a while.....

memories,dreams and reflections....

Flowers and leaves that fell into a large mortar and pestle in the garden takes me to the world of memories,dreams and reflections

Come travel with me to the wonderland...

Yesterday is but todays memory,tomoroow is today's dream

(Kahil Gibran)

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories.

We must be pulled by our dreams and not pushed by our memories.

Its also wonderful to bring back your memories...isnt so?

Give your dreams all you have got and be amazed at the energy that it gives back to you.

I am now dreaming of the brightest and happiest tomorrows...

Quiet reflections, memories and dreams ,life's bliss at the moment,you all enjoy this ...

Fragrance of the New Year,a little late though.....

Happy New Year 2011 !,a little late though..

I am still not sure what 2011 has kept in store for us,but definitely exciting...And frankly, I don’t want to either know too much or make big plans. I want to live in the present moment.

But one thing I am sure its going to be a more exciting and loving year for us.It will be the year when we discover more love for sure than the last year and we hope to travel more of the world we love.

I am blessed to have a loving husband, an adorable little girl ,our loving family, my photography and blogs.I love all of you who have stayed and come back patiently despite the erratic schedule in blogging..

I wish you all a fantastic new year. I hope it’s filled with a lot of incredible things. Love and Laughter. Everything you hope for.

the joy of december baking..

December,is for bakers

Celebrations in the air,

Ringing in the new ...

the fresh air,the chillness in the corners

cosy rajais, hot milk,snowflakes and so much more in this month

some flowering seasonals get planted in pots

cookies baked and loved by the family

On Wednesday, before they were all eaten, we had unseasonably good cold weather,

and the whole house was washed in that crazy gold light

it gave me the opportunity to photograph these cookies for you in their natural state,

Are the Christmas carols in air?

have the Santa started visiting us?

When will the christmas tree be put up?

Little one poses questions one after the other

this weekend the tree will have to come up..

may the spirit and colours of christmas brighten your life

As Winter sets in...

Waking upto grey skies,

silvery clouds till late morning

sun finding it difficult to come up

all of us wanting to sleep for ten more minutes

all of us curling under the mattress to keep ourselves warm

my little one misses her bus always these days

early morning drives,baskets full of plumeria

hot chai's and chocolae muffins that keep refuelling the systems and give me company.

thoughts of a funfilled stylish diwali ,we enjoyed at home,fun and laughter all left behind,waiting for an another:)-

the never missing breakfasts and loads of fruits

always paying attention to the stillness around me

thinking of raspberries ,winter cocktails and winter warmers....

reading sweet paul magazine and thinking of dressing up cranberries..

then i look forward to baking,drinking hot chocolate and making large pots of hearty soup

All images and Ideas conceived and photographed by Lakshmi Arvind

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another diwali ....

Another Diwali

reflections of diwali...

a heart filling experience at home

lights and flowers illuminated life and laughter this diwali

it was sheer happiness and the busy schedules which came with buying some new lamps

seeing the new designs in the market

cleaning the old ones and filling the clay diyas with wicks and oil

lighting lamps,spreading happiness

some glimpses of diwali at home..

More images at celebrationsdecor.blogspot.com

all images and ideas,LakshmiArvind

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