BEAUTY OF THE RAINS....

Its been pouring here in Mumbai.. and I feel so good..
I do not know why but rains bring out the best in me. If you read my earlier post you will know...



This above picture is not mine but Its such a beauty and I had to share it with you.. Here in Mumbai we cannot have such open streets to be able to enjoy the rain but I would love to be in the photographers place
stand in the place he or she is standing and watch the street while sipping a hot cup of coffee.. What bliss I can only dream of it.
I have more such pictures to share which have not been clicked by me but nevertheless gives one the beauty and essence of rain.



I love such pictures of the rain on the streets... Hummm




SHEER PLEASURE OF GETTING WET IN THE RAIN..



                                 LOOK AT THIS PICTURE  REAL BEAUTY..source..Source. 



EVERY PERSONS CHILDHOOD MEMORY--source



Beautiful photograph and lovely street.. It would be such a pleasure to walk on this pavement with your umbrella and drops of rain hitting your face...

AWESOMENESS...

If you read my earlier post you know that my little brother, who is in the US with his family right now, visited the BLUE BONNET TRAIL and he clicked some awesome pictures there.

I love open spaces and would love to visit this place one day (I might or maybe not  ... It’s your destiny) , but due to my brothers photographic skills and his love for clicking things that are so similar to my taste I could visually visit this place and enjoy it.

So I decided to share my joy and my visual appreciation of this place. In this post most of the pictures are horse related they look so grand beautiful! The earlier one had the field and flower pictures 

ENJOY AND PLEASE COMMENT if you have ever visited this place and your experience about it...

BLUE BONNET TRAIL

My younger brother who is with his family in the US for the last few months has been enjoying his weekends , and off course sharing his adventure and photos with us.
He enjoys clicking pictures and when you get open spaces like the one he visited its always a pleasure.
He has allowed me to share some of the pictures clicked by him with you all , I hope you appreciate.
He visited the BLUE BONNET TRAIL in Texas .. the photos are so so beautiful that I had to share them with you all.

TWILIGHT...

Some pictures clicked by me when on the beach at twilight..
I love the calming effect this light has on my senses..

From this angle you can see the silhouettes of the people on the beach and its so interesting..

The bullock cart below.. love the way you can see the light effect at the left end of the picture...

POOL....

THIS IS A GREAT PHOTO OF AN INFINITY POOL...

A MAN CLEANING THAT POOL...

 

LONAVALA...

Spent the Sunday  at the picturesque town and hill station which is just 96 kms from Mumbai.

Lonavla and the adjacent Khandala are twin towns located around 622 m above sea level.

Its refreshing to travel to these towns as they are close as  takes about 2 hours by car and it’s so different from the concrete life of Mumbai. It’s cool, pleasant and lovely to look at..

We went there in the morning and were back by evening , but even that short visit was enough to refresh and rejuvenate me for the coming week which is going to be quite hectic with a big birthday bash to be planned.. At the end of the month..

Let me share with you a few pictures which I clicked while I was there….

   It started getting crowded as we were just reaching Lonavala

                           
                                           WATER FALL NEAR KHANDALA

It was quite misty when I clicked these picture and also very cool and refreshing to be standing there on top and looking at the huge waterfall at a distance.

                     This sweet fella was also there with his family

NOTHING LIKE A SPICED HOT ROASTED CORN WHICH IS ROASTED ON A COAL SHEGDI OR OVEN LIKE THING YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE... 

You can see how chilly it was by the dress the vendors are wearing...

You can also see some packets of boiled peanuts which is also consumed with relish here

You can see that the lady is fanning the coal shegdi in the above picture and that help to burn the coal which are in ..Can you see those yummy peanuts ? Have you eaten boiled peanut ?

INSTANT CHEER!!!!

 

Flowers brings a bright spot into a boring or mundane day to day existence.

I love the colour of these Hibiscus flowers which we use as our offering to Lord Ganesha.

PHOTO EFFECTS...

As I always say reading blogs fills my day with bliss , they inspire me to do things which I love to do...
while reading blogs I came across a site called Picmonkey which is being used for photo-editing and I tried using it for some of my photos...
let me share with you two of the photos which I applied the effects that they are offering...

The above picture was clicked at my uncles place in Goa and I have given it the focal B&W effect

This next photo involves blurring the edges to improve the focal object

How do you like these effects aren't they cute...???

NATURAL BEAUTY...

Some pictures don't need words I think this is one of those...Natural beauty in a natural surrounding 

WINDOW VIEW....

A couple of days back I was at my sister in laws place with my hubby's cousin who was visiting from Goa, as they were visiting her new home for the first time and as they are on a 6 day vacation they carried a camera .
It so happens that one tends to click a lot of pictures of places one visits but never really takes pictures of place where you stay so this is an opportunity that I got to click for someone who wanted a little memory of the day spent in Mumbai .

These fabulous pictures are taken  from the 19th floor apartment of my SIL'S new home.

I am sharing some pictures with you for those who have not been to Mumbai, the place where I was born and bought up .

Mumbai is a very important city in India which is growing and evolving fast , you will see a lot of high rises in our area ..

The pleasure of owning a house in Mumbai is rare and only for the elite .. so take a glimpse of how it looks from the 19th floor...
Mumbai has a very developed public railway system which is a boon for the working class and in the above picture you can see a train passing by...

A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO......

This photo was taken by my son last weekend when we went to a restaurant last week end , I was going to click it when my son who also loves to take close up shots wanted to do it himself .. and I feel proud to say that he has done a wonderful job...

There was this spotlight kept on the single rose on the table...

I would appreciate if those reading this blog would come forward , give me a minute of your precious time to put in a comment on how you like these photos and give your sincere word of advice too . It would be a great encouragement for my son .( I have seen from my statistics that there are so many visitors everyday on my blog but I don't see anyone commenting on the posts please do so it encourages us to write more....)