Happy Thanksgiving

Life is a shipwreck

but

we must not forget

to sing in the lifeboats.

Should we?

May the good things of life

be yours

in abundance

not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the

coming year.

Welfare unto all ......

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Happy Diwali

Happy Diwali

Peace

Prosperity

Good Fortune

May the blessings of the Lord be with you.
Today and in the coming years

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Festivals galore!!!

This time of the year

happens to be my favorite.

There are so many festivities all across

that it kinds of gets on my mood too.

Does that reflect in this one here?

I hope it does.

I created it yesterday.

Created though may not sound appropriate.

I compiled it yesterday

would say it more accurately.

In case you want a

poster version of this

or want tosend it out as

a greeting card

you can hope over to my

Zazzle store.

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Reflection

There are prompts

that I am skeptical of

and prompts that I love.

This is one of those prompts.

Let's begin with love.

I love it because there

is so much you can do with it.

The limits to the creativity

Well, they don't exist.

Only, I am skeptical of it because

I am not sure

if I have that skill

(even if we agree that I would have imagination).

The Golden Temple, Amritsar

My father took this picture in our April tour.

I just happened to have it handy.

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A Favorite Thing

One of the favorite things

that I like to do is reading.

And when I am reading,

I like to bookmark the pages.

So a small collection

is building up slowly.

Some for the words,

some for the colors,

some because they are a gift.

There's a reason why I like them all.

There's a reason why they are my favorite.

Now,

Which one do you like the best?

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5'o clock

Frankly speaking,

I missed the prompt.

5 A.M. I was sleeping

and perhaps snoring.

5 P.M. I was helping a boy

from the block with some

mathematics questions.

It totally skipped my mind.

And here I am sitting

without a picture to share.

Or may be not.

If an old photograph

taken precisely at 5:40 A.M.

will be thought eligible.

It is part of stoned wall or fence

from our neighbors house.

And talking of older pictures

there is one more that

I would like to share.

Lord Ganesha

in different hues.

Courtesy - my personal collection.

The first one from the left is the only one I bought.

The other two are thoughtful gifts

from thoughtful people.

Linking with Friday Fences ~# 56 @ Life According to Jan and Jer

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Mark of duty

Yes, the indelible ink on the finger there

that says out loud

I exercised my right.

I exercised my vote.

And hopefully wisely.

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Television

The prompt television takes me

back to the times

when we all used to

gather in the big drawing room of ours

to watch the favorite serials on

a set that looked very much like this.

Over the years,

the looks of television have undergone

huge changes until recently

when the wall mounted LCDs and LEDs

are in vogue.

I am pretty sure

it would have gone a step or two beyond

that too and I am yet to catch up with it.

A television looking like this

is certainly out of scenes

but it was so much more homely.

In case you are wondering

this machine is still functional.

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Breakfast

Breakfast

It has been a couple of days

since "Karwa Chauth"

which is

a late autumn festival

which falls on fourth day

after the full moon,

in what we call here the month of Kartik,

( somwhere in Oct/Nov, this year it fell on 2nd Novemeber, 2012)

and which is observed by rigorous fasting by married women

for health, longevity and happiness of their husband's lives.

The festival is best loved by me for

the reason I pictured.

The "Fenian",

a clarified butter (ghee) based preparation,

which is ideally a part of "Sargi",

gift from mother-in-law to the women

happens to be quite nutritious.

So, I buy a huge supply for myself,

good enough to last me a season

and I enjoy steaming bowl of

milk enriched with "Fenian"

for my breakfast.

Already my mouth is watering.

What is your tempting breakfast platter holding?

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Colour

Colors

represent the zest and zeal of life and living.

Each color

making the pallet of life

gorgeous.

For those who are guessing,

these are crayon sticks.

And for those who had guessed it already,

well, pat on your backs.

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Something beginning with 'C'

Something beginning with 'C'

With festivals almost every week,

I cannot think

of anything other than 'C'hocolates.

and that too

the 'C'adbury 'C'ollection,

the regular as well as the 'C'elebration series.

Sweet tooth, Naaah!!!

I guess I have a chocolate tooth.

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