My Tryst With PADE - July 2013 - A Journey To Remember

PADE.

July 2013.

An Initiative By Ritu KT & Sfurti Sinha.

ToRaveAbout & Juztamom.

31 Diverse Themes For The 31 Days Of July.

An 'Experiment' As You Would Call It.

An Initiative By Friends And Co-Bloggers.

An Honest Attempt - A Try.

A Try - Should I Too, Try?

After All, The Limit's The Sky.

My Heart Said - Go For It! 

Aye Aye!

From 8 To 31 - Days Came And Went.

It Was Very Fun.

The Ones Close To My Heart - Two - Windows And Art.
Why? You Would Ask! Read On...

Windows - My Eyes - My Computer -  A School -  Man's Windows - All Things Andaman - Clouds 'n' Sink Holes - Windows.
Art - Such Art - Diverse Art - Intellectual Art - Mathematical Art - Close To The Heart - Art.
The Most Demanding And Diverse Interpretations Of All.
For Both Of Which, In My Court, Lied The Ball.

Ritu - Ms. Expressive Enthusiast - Magical Pics Say It All.
Your Bliss Was Perfect To Infinity.
Sfurti - Ms. Wondrous Words - Magnificent Haikus And Nice To Match Snaps.
You Captured Light In A New Light.

As The Curtains Fall On PADE...
I Take With Me - A Wonderful Experience And A Friendly Fan Base.
Our Very Own PADE Community.
Let's Keep This Bond Together Till The Face Of Humanity.

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This post details my tryst with PADE and everything PADE.

Sfurti And Ritu - Thanks Would Be Really Tiny A Word.

Accept This...

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PADE --- Night --- Day 31

The Sunset Heralds The Onset Of Night...

The Sky And The Sea Both Don The Sun's Magnificent Colors In Its Honor...

Which I captured at Goa's Candolim Beach in 2005.

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No Night Can Be More Enchanting Than The Full Moon Night...

...Even More Resplendent With Its Four Twined Aura...

 ...And A Tiny After Image At The Bottom...

I was lucky to capture The Full Moon Night by the Havelock Island Too...

...Sea Water Gloriously Reflecting The Moon's Being...

...As The Night approached...

...The Moon's Divinity Engulfed The Darkness...

...And We Tried To Catch It In Our Hands...

...And Capture It In Our Lens Too...

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Apart from Nature's Majestic Night Marvels...

...We also celebrate Night by dispelling the darkness...

...The Rashtrapati Bhawan At Its Glorifying Best On Republic Day, 2013

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This post is my final entry to PADE Day 31 - Night - making the curtains fall on this Month - Long Initiative by Sfurti Juztamom and Ritu KT's ToRaveAbout.

All entries for Day 31 can be found here and here.

PADE --- Water --- Day 30

A Single Drop Of Water

As Glorious And As Precious 

As Sea-ful Of Them

 

Whether Falling From A Rim

Or From An Eye

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This post is my entry for PADE Day 30 - Water by Sfurti Juztamom and Ritu KT's ToRaveAbout.
All entries for Day 30 can be found here and here.
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PADE --- Vacation --- Day 29

Vacation... 

Good Leisurely Time Together With The Family.

Imprints Etched Forever On The Sands Of Time.

Such Reminiscences Of Time.

Testimonies Of Memories - SOUVENIRS. 

Souvenirs From Our Various Vacations...

Firsts Are Always Special.

Be It Any Sphere Of Life.

So Here Stands Tall Our First Souvenir.

A Gift From Our Honeymoon At Manali.

 

From Majestic Snow Clad Himachal Peaks Of The North.

Pine Cones Galore.

Reminding Us Of Those Snow Fights.

And Races For The Largest Collection.

The Idols Of The East.

Jaggannath Puri Stand Testimony.

To Our Eyes Having Witnessed The Puri Rath Yatra.

Reminding Us Of God's Divine Tapestry For Each One's Lives.

The Tallest Temple Of The South - Meenakshi Temple.

As A Souvenir To Fit In Our Palm.

Symbolizing Divinty.

At Its Best.

The Beach Marvels Of The South.

Be It A Sea Of Bivalves Or Mollusk Shells.

Or Conch Shelled Curtains.

Tagging Along Are The Shelly Peacock, The Carved Elephants And The Marine Mouse Too.

The Magnificence Of The Sandy West.

Rajasthani Art 'n' Craft.

The Ships Of The Desert - Welcome The Camels.

Be It Jaipuri Horses Or Jaisalmeri Wood 'n' Fibre Work - Peacocks And Turtles.

Going International - Another Special 'Firsts'.

To The Left Stand The Petronas Twin Towers, To The Right Is The Menara.

And The Centres Occupied By City Views - Malaysia, Truly Asia.

Towards The End -  Came Japan And Their Aesthetic Japanese Fan. 

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The Most Recent Souvenirs From Andaman, 2013 - Those Precious Corals (Showcased In 'Shapes'), The Jarawan Tribal Tools ( Showcased In 'Tools') And Those Picturesque Clouds (Through 'Windows') - All Stand Testimony To My Participation In PADE Itself.

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This post is my entry for PADE Day 29 - Vacation by Sfurti Juztamom And Ritu KT's ToRaveAbout.

All entries for Day 29 can be found here and here.

PADE --- Special --- Day 28 --- A Special 'Birdie'ful Morning Surprise

॥ जाको राखे साईंया मार सके ना कोय ॥ 

(No one can harm the one who is under God's care)

This Special post comes from memories of a Special Surprise which came visiting us a Month and A Half back and which I had blogged about here.         

    One Fine Morning, my hubby and I were sipping our morning tea in our room when we heard a loud thud on our window's glass panel in our balcony. I thought it must be the news paper vendor who had thrown the paper on the glass panel by mistake. My hubby went out to guide him not to throw the paper on the glass panel but on the door's wooden panel lest it would break.

     

          But he was shocked to see that it was not the paper but a Birdie fallen on the floor near the window. God knows how it banged on the glass panel!

 He sighed and called me. I couldn't bear the pitiful state of a cute, multicolored Birdie as it was motionless. For a second, we were dumbstruck whether it was alive or not! :(
Then, by God's grace it opened its eyes slightly and we heaved a sigh of relief. :D

        I ran to bring some water and poured it on the floor for it to drink. But it couldn't bend to drink it as its limbs were hurt. It tried to push itself but it couldn't stand. I asked my husband to lift it in his hand and Thank God, from the cup of his hand, it could drink water. Then I brought some biscuit crumbs and poured it in its beak which it had started opening now.

Slowly, it started to stand on my husband's palm and then hopped a step. He put it in our plant pot so that it could feel the natural surrounding. By now, its condition seemed a bit better. It hopped and again sat on the floor.

I was pleasantly surprised to see its reflection in the glass panel. It seemed that now it was enjoying its reflection and rejoiced to see one of its kind. It sat there for twenty minutes, drank water, ate biscuit crumbs, gathered strength and then suddenly flew away (How we wished that it could remain with us for a longer period... But were glad to see it recover and fly away to probably its family). ^_^

        It was a sheer coincidence that as at times, in the morning wee hours, I love to take shots of nature, birds, bees and at times monkeys visiting our locality, my camera was in near vicinity and hence I could capture this whole memorable experience in my lens. The Birdie was so pretty that besides taking care of it, I couldn't resist to capture it in my lens too.

We shall never be able to forget this instance which started with a sigh but ended with elated gratification and jubilation.

This whole episode stands as a Special Memory etched in our hearts forever.

This incident stands out as it gave as a Special Opportunity for Service - Service of A Wounded Bird - Which reminded us of a similar episode encountered by Lord Buddha in his lifetime - And Which In Turn, For Us, Symbolizes Service Of GOD. 

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This post is my entry for PADE Day 28 - Special by Sfurti Juztamom and Ritu KT's ToRaveAbout.

All entries for Day 28 can be found here and here.

PADE --- Smile --- Day 27

Smile.

Say Cheese. 

Or Cheese - 'Say People'!

Eeeee!

Now, What Do All These Phrases Remind You Of?

A Photo Session?

An Exciting Photo Session?

Or An Imposed Photo Session?

Here's Presenting To You

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My First Photo Session as a 1.5 Year Old Jolly Kid...

I sure was inquisitive about The Cameraman And His 'Photo Capturing Device' that my Elder Brother had to hold me really tight...

We both are all Smiles!

(Reposted from here)

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And Then From The Blacks 'n' The Whites To The 'Technicolor' Rainbow Hued Era...

My Daughter!

 'A Child's First Smile Is The Purest And The Most Contagious Emotion'!

Notice The Baby Framed In The Backdrop?

...We've Surely Come A Long Way Today!

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...Even God Has His Jolly Moments...

 Our Two Laughing Buddhas At Home...

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And Finally,

Some Inanimate Smiles...

Jolly Good - With Some Trinkets And Thread

Smiley Flash Card At Your Service
To Lighten Your Woes Any Time Of The Day!

And Then I Am Reminded Of The Smileys We Use Everyday!

  :D :) :D

Now, For The Surprise Elements!

Do You Feel This Couple Is Smiling?

Tilt Your Screen 180 Degrees And Witness The Surprise!

THE  BEFORE - AFTER EFFECT is what you call this!
All that matters is PERCEPTION.
The Same Goes For Life As Well...
Positive Smiles Or Negative Frowns...

(Taken From The Big Book Of Brain Games - Gifted By A Friend In 2009)

That's A Good Samaritan's Work Well Done.

Have I Spread Enough Smiles For The Day?

Hoping To Break The 'Badge Drought' With This Jolly Post! :) :D :)

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This post is my entry for PADE Day 27 - Smile by Sfurti Juztamom and Ritu KT's ToRaveAbout.
All entries for Day 27 can be found here and here.

PADE --- Signs --- Day 26

Signs 

An Indication.

An Omen - Good Or Bad.

A Harbinger Of Alertness.

A Necessity For Directions On The Road.

Or For Signboards Towards Accommodations. 

Or For The 'Not So Serious' Ones.

Or Signs For Traffic Control Employed By The Traffic Police.

The Motorist's Guide To Safe Driving, 2000

And Hurry Up Before The Tortoise Beats You To It! ;)
At A Dhaba On Our Way To Manali.

Maybe You Can Download Some Peace Here! ;)
Manali.

The Sign Language Of The Mute.

Their Sole Means Of Communication.

Sign Language Chart For Alphabets.

Above All...

Signs Of The Zodiac - Star Signs.

Governing Our Personality.

A Pointer To Our Inner Self.

Linda Goodman's Star Signs, 1987

   
   
   

The Twelve Zodiac Signs.

Which One's Yours?

Or Take It As Signatures.

Our Inked Personalities.

Signs For Official Documents Or On Report Cards...

Or As An Autographed Momento To Preserve.

If Only You Look Closely...

...Would You Recognize Big B's Signature...
Parker Limited Edition Pens - 2004.

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This post marks the Eighth Shutterbug Of The Day Badge



Heartfelt Thanks To Ritu & Sfurti! 
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This post is my entry for PADE Day 26 - Signs by Sfurti Juztamom and Ritu KT's ToRaveAbout.

All entries for Day 26 can be found here and here.