The Daily Prompt : Stairways

Going up and down We grown ups Take stairways for granted. And so often , We feel lazy to climb And take the lift up. Actually using stairways everyday Would do us a lot good. We take stairways for granted, Forgetting those long ago days When each step seemed So out of reach. Learning to…

The Daily Post Photo Challenge : Admiration

Bulbuls are birds found commonly in our place. They are very persistent creatures. They build their nests at least three times a year and try very hard to build them inside houses. We have to shoo them away as we close the windows at night. Two years ago they were trying to build their nest…

The daily Post discover Challenge : Obstacles

‘For this week’s challenge, tell us about a time when you had to deal with an obstacle in your creative process, whether it was a bad case of writer’s block, some rigid rules you had to work around, or some other limitation — financial, technical, mental — that set you back (bonus points if you…

The Daily Prompt : Solitude

Sitting by the hillside, With Nature and solitude, My husband and I, Love looking at the river, Flowing on its way To meet the ocean, It just moves on, There is no flowing back So too with our life, We keep moving on, We look back But there is no going back. I am happy…

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: The Colors Yellow and Red

This week’s topic is The Colors Yellow and Red.    Just like in the White and Blue Challenge you can show off photo that are basically all yellow or all red.  Plus I really encourage you to combine the both red and yellow colors in your photos. These beautiful baskets are made from old newspapers by…

The Daily Prompt : Whisper

Surrounded by coconut trees Every wind and every breeze Makes me aware Of the whispers Between the fronds Of the coconut trees, That sway to the wind. And the gentle sound Of the breeze Touching the fronds Is as if they are Whispering to each other. Telling about  little birds That alight on them For…

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Happy

This week’s topic is Happy.  Anything in this world that makes you feel happy or smile is allowed in this series.   It could be a beautiful land or seascape to a close up of a flower.  Your significant other, family, kids or even pets.  It could be a delicious plate of food or ice cream.…

The Daily Post Photo Challenge : Abstract

This week point your camera at something familiar and turn it into something else. Whether it’s a wall in your house, a friend’s arm, or a billboard seen from afar, we may or may not recognize what it actually is. But we’ll certainly discover something else about it in the process. I look forward to…

The Daily Post Discover Challenge :Risk

Our son was born in October 1983. When he was four months we realized he had some vision problem because he was not able to make eye contact with us. We went to the Eye specialist and came to know that he had Retinitis Pigmentosa. At first we were worried and a little devastated. But…

The ‘Generation thing’

Films and film songs are a very important part of Indian life. I grew up listening to Hindi songs. I remember waiting for Wednesday nights to listen to a very popular radio programme called ‘ Binaca Geet Mala’. For an hour we used to listen to the best Hindi songs of the previous week. But…