Parenting and childhood beliefs

There are green pigeons roosting all around. Some waiting for those eggs to hatch others guiding their fledglings through various motions of grooming and flying. Their patience is a lesson in parenting. I was walking Bingo early morning and there I receive a blessing from heaven... fresh deposits on my right shoulder. Immediately am reminded of a childhood belief that it was a good omen. And so it proved to be as I looked up to this beautiful photo opportunity. I observed them for nearly and hour in the morning and again on return from work.

Ability and opportunity is all that should matter

We banish this bird from its home and what do we offer instead, concrete and trash! It is not enough to label it as a national bird if we can't treat it with a little more dignity. Similarly we can't label people as belonging to different communities and treat them as lesser abled and in need of concessions.

'Empower people by providing opportunities, concessions only cripple' 

Conceit, individuality and mental freedom

Green Pigeon: A rare entity in Patiala and now a common sight in Suratgarh. I was so happy to identify and shoot this creature in my own time. However, I decided to run a check before rushing to upload the picture and to my consternation realised that there are six different varieties of green pigeons. Now I need to go back for a closer look.

'Details matter or maybe not at all.'

Vanadium flower in Dablan. I was faced with a sea of Vanadium flowers: each flower was perfect but the collective look was that of a white and green mess. Using an appropriate setting and enhancement skills I tried to isolate this flower to showcase its pristine beauty.
'Don't let the challenges of life corrupt your innocence'

This picture was taken at Dilli Haath. It was surprising to see such rough hands producing work of utmost delicacy using fish scales, jute and adhesive.
'Do not be mislead by what you see or influenced by what you're told.'

The morning daily

A bee, an ant and I converge towards the same flower.  This pale flower with its attractive filaments was drawing a lot of bees to it and I managed to catch one right there. Later, I realised I had caught much more than the bee and the flower, an ant and some parasites on the poor bee.

'Life gives you much more than you seek'

When I set out to take this picture I had a ready caption on my mind, it was going to be 'Beauty and the Beast'.  A closer look at this picture and here was this handsome creature  staring back at me. Never again am I going to approach anyone/anything with a preconceived notion. The early morning light did the trick, let an open mind be  a portal to your liberation.

 'Prejudice makes for a blind man.'

Some places you remember by the feel of it, one of the senses. Just as I associate this friend's garden with the fragrance of lemon flowers and chirping of birds, and long hours spent in the lazy winter sun.

'Some of the best moments in my life have been doing nothing and not feeling guilty about it.'

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