Weekly Photo Challenge : “solitary” Lonely in Ladakh – A photoessay

Solitary – Alone – lonely – by oneself! The weekly photo challenge this week is ‘Solitary’ . All photographs in this album have been clicked  by my travel companions and me during our recent trip to Ladakh! Here are some of our other photo essays on Ladakh Other posts on ‘solitary’ Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary…

Weekly photo Challenge: “Solitary” – To loneliness

Morning sun beams awakening me from a  dream its giddy happiness leaves me sad A tap at  the door beckons me I rush, only to let  in – the harsh wind Its noisy greeting mocks my eagerness The shrill ring of the telephone promises conversations the voice of a stranger hushes the words in my…

She brings with her the gift of lights

Haiku Heights is hosting a month long haiku challenge. The word for today is “lights”

Mind island

Haiku Heights is hosting a month-long haiku challenge. The word for today, is ‘island’.

Starved Soul

Bounty abounds pining for you my soul starves Haiku Heights    is hosting a month long haiku challenge. The word for today, is ‘starve’.

Travel Theme : Texture – ed forever

The theme this week at Where’s my backpack is texture. I’ve again delved into the “Ladakh files” for these photographs. while some capture only textures, others capture everyday life and subjects against textures! Other Textures at where’s My backpack http://eastofmalaga.net/2012/09/14/travel-theme-texture/ http://scrapydo.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/travel-theme-texture/ http://campanulladellaanna.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/travel-theme-texture/ http://laavventura.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/travel-theme-texture/ http://s1ngal.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/travel-theme-texture/ http://wp.me/pjXOq-14p http://wp.me/p1oMvI-1tb http://theurgetowander.com/2012/01/22/more-from-the-chongqing-region/ http://windagainstcurrent.com/2012/09/14/travel-theme-texture/ http://imissmetoo.me/2012/09/14/travel-theme-texture-land-meets-sea/ http://cinova.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/travel-theme-texture/ http://lucidgypsy.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/travel-theme-texture/ http://sinpolaris.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/travel-theme-texture/ http://pdf34.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/korea-del-sud-01/ http://windagainstcurrent.com/2012/09/14/travel-theme-texture-take-two/ http://therewildwest.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/travel-theme-texture/…

Travel Theme: Red ” Meeting ‘Red’ in Ladakh” – A photoessay

With snow-capped mountains, bearing the onslaught of bitter cold winds, overlooking desolate deserts, The Ladakh region, in India has one of the starkest topographies anywhere in the world. On a recent trip to the region I discovered that the barren moonscape terrain has been clothed in colors of Life. ‘Red’ being the chief among them!…

Note to a ‘Sixteen year old’ me – Missing Dreams

Don’t be in a rush to bequeath your heart when it threatens to slip away, Beware! question the urge to let it rule you think hard before abandoning dearly held plans cause hearts are fickle people grow choices  mature wants change infatuations don’t remain forever on coming awake as you search in the shambles of…

The man in an orange turban

  Hi! This is a post I wrote yesterday. But I am having some email notification trouble. Some of you have written to say that you didn’t get notification for this post. I posted a query on the forum, but got no answers. So I am playing techie and trying to figure out the issue….

The man in an orange turban

The other day as I drove out of my house. I came upon a man sleeping in the middle of the road. His ‘jootis’ (A type of open-backed shoe made from camel leather favored by Rajasthani villagers) placed like  pillow under his head. I don’t live in a residential colony, but on a very busy…

Meaningless Words

splendid sunsets rendered useless by your words expressive silence rendering words – meaningless Haiku Heights    is hosting a month long haiku challenge. The word for today, was ‘Render’.  Schedules have been a bit crazy at home, and I’ve not been able to give any time to writing or checking up on my favorite blogs….

Stars are but tears

Verse I bathed in light riding a star trail with you Verse II who do you weep for oh! shining star moonbeam – she stole my heart Verse III hand in hand walking the path of stars white heaven Verse IV you and me two  stars in this galaxy Verse V two lost stars pining…