While we were waiting for 'Thatha' :)
Can ya see the bee in the wild flower?
Serene...is the word
Ain't this a lovely place to live?
Here's 'thatha' - our guide for the day...
Can ya spot someone on the rock?
Beneath the canopy...
Any suggestions?
Amidst rocks
From the shade...Where our guide advised me not to bunk school!!!
a lone...
The way trees grow....
Honey, honey...
On our way....
A butterfly's grave
Tis the sky above .... :)
Water spiders??
A few more.... active all the time...
Once upon a time, there were 2 friends... a goat and a crow ...
Penguins on water - Sayeth Simon...
At the base...relaxing for a while
At the beginning of the second phase of our day - a 2km walk along this road...
Kitchen by the road? Can ya see the 'kolam' beyond?
Dog in a manger...
so we went...on and on....
Chicken crossing the road....
Mission...in progress...
The sugarcane fields...as far as you can see... no wonder the weekend was filled with so many sweet memories ...
Cotton....before it gets into the mattress...
Shy fella...
??
What's he wondering?? I wonder....
In search of water...
...to a nearby water pump...
The earth's bounty...
Sugarcane...in bloom
Ain't that sweet?
She wanted me to take a picture of her brother...and got herself in the picture... one of my faves...
The two of us... different lives, different worlds...and we were on the same road that Saturday...
Roadside beauty
Where's the road...tis beneath the bagasse ... the residue remaining after the extraction of juice from sugar cane
The Making of 'Jaggery'
...It starts in a small pot!
...the fire within...
Jaggery... not peanuts out of proportion...
Wats ya up to?
Spider spinneth...
Nesting....high and above
What's thy name?
Here's a closer shot of the nest on the wire
Fish in the sea? Banyan roots?
Reaching out...
...looks more like chicken feet stuck to the banyan tree ... :)
Again, the banyan tree which was the bus stop... am looking above, not into the water... and it aint a giant shrimp
A li'l yellow butterfly...
...in the sunlight
Pondering...
From the other side of the banyan tree
Sunday morning... We stayed at a cottage along this road .... tis behind me
Further down the road....
We went sailing... na, boating ...
we almost went over this rock's neighbour...
Pink Rocks
Splash went the paddle...
Splashin n bubblin....
Stay in place....
so very close to the shore....
End of the road?
What can i do!!
Why did ya go underwater???
Cute li'l fellow...
Looks a lot bigger....
Creating ripples...
Life n shadow
trumpets?
Our backyard....
Across the river...
Someone's living by the river....
Rippling Reflection...
Can ya see the single strand of a spider web?
Jimmy... and not Julie :)
Bright and colorful....
In progress...
There's the flower in the background....
Lily?
Figs....
...and more figs....
Fig in daylight? Deep sea creature?
In the shadow of the fig tree....
Stacked saucers....
Well, tis a plant....
Plant? Worm??
Reminds me of murukkus :)
Doodling in the air...
Ant trail....
Plant or animal?
Looks like an animal with more than one head !!!
