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An epiphany in azul !!
Infinity is a lovely mathematical postulate but when applied to a multi layered level of water and sky, it is quite a finite thing really.
To attain true Infinity you have to be in the water and be looking at the wonder that is here and not be outside taking pictures of alleged Infinity pools.
Kovalam, Kerala 2007
Text by the author of the photo
Varkala on a Summer Day !
Varkala in the monsoons wears a deserted look sans the tourists.
The Arabian Sea beats some heavy spray onto the air and the land and there is almost no beach left.
The fishing boats are hauled to higher grounds and kept covered in plastic sheets and coconut leaf thatchings.
Looking at Cochin !
Of late, mine is a small universe. Not much traveling. Not too many outings.
Whatever I do is within the confines of this shot. This shot taken in a late evening while waiting for the ferry to start from Nettur to Thavera.
Kerala is blessed with an abundance of water. Sweet or saline, it is there everywhere that your eyes can travel.
Hello Sun !
Talking to the Sun!
Or perhaps a loved one somewhere, a gentleman on a boat describes the flaming reds of the beautiful sunset over the western waters of Cochin.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
2008 - Monsoon Arrives in India !
The much awaited monsoon arrived in the night. Don't trust the weather man !
An urban look at the rain fall activity over the waters of Thavera.
Lighting provided by the lightning flashes that accompanied the clouds.
Maybe more rain tonight.
28 May 2008
Bird on a Wire !
The white-throated kingfisher (scientific name: Halcyon smyrnensis, also known as the white-breasted kingfisher) is found in many European and Asian countries like Bulgaria, Turkey, India, Philippines, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, etc. The population of birds found from Burma to the Greater Sundas are now lumped into fusca subspecies (the photo here shows a pair of fusca).
White-throated Kingfisher is a common species of a variety of habitats, mostly open country in the plains, but has been seen at 7500 ft in the Himalayas with trees, wires or other perches.
The White-throated Kingfisher breeds at the onset of Monsoons. In its courtship display the male perches near the female and spreads out the wings with bill raised high and displaying the white throat and front. Its nest is usually a tunnel (50 cm long or more) in an earth bank. Nest tunnels in a haystack have also been recorded. The eggs take 20 to 22 days to hatch and the chicks fledge in 19 days.
Outside the Window !
There are sunny skies and gently banking clouds. Lovely light and melodious sounds of birds in the trees.
Now the monsoon has begun and this which was reality just a few days ago is now a figment of my dream.
Much as I love the rains, but it is good bye to blue skies, for now.
Hark ! the Monsoons Come !
This year the monsoons are much delayed.
Normally it is the last week of May when the rains come to Kerala. Though it did appear that it was so, it did not happen. Not much rain.
The skies cleared and the light was unbelievable for a few days.
These shots are adroit reminders of what the skies can be in Kerala.
Right now though it appears that the monsoons have set in, albeit on a sedate scale. - text by the original author.
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