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108 is considered as a highly auspicious number in the Hindu faith.  Red is also and these flame trees of summer at Sandeepany certainly bring a feeling of joy and ease.

Of the acacia family, they cast their sheltering shadow wide and the flowers drop at the feet of the student sadhus and swamis alike, drifting down like confetti from God.
Blessings to you all on the last day of May.  Taken with the Uniden.

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Last Thursday - the day when things can go haywire, or are just plain peculiar!

At Sydney Botanical Gardens, they even grow palm trees in their chimney pots!  Taken with the Minolta handycam.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in respect to photographing birds.

There was a lot happening around this particular scene... but for now just enjoy the peek-a-boo of this young black kite at the top of the palm.  Taken with the Uniden.

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The Tuesday Tease

You know it - fifty or less words tells me what's in that cellar!  "One look at the broken slabs and the solid bars and Winky just knew there was a Demon-Lishun Ball last night.  She just prayed whoever had the key was on the outside." Taken with the Uniden in Auld Reekie (Edinburgh!).

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Monday's Critters

Ashram senior dog, Krishna-ji.  "Yeesss, that's the spot - no don't stop!"  Check out Krishna's story at Canine Chronicles on My Take Too!  Don't forget to say 'hi!' to Bozo.
Taken with the Uniden.

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MOONday - on the last Sunday of the month, Sol gets a rest!

"Aim for the moon.  If you miss you may hit a star." (W. Clement Stone)

...I was aiming for the moon and hit the trees!  Taken with the 'Nik' on auto and 16x optical zoom.  I liked the liquid silver effect that resulted and the purplish halo effect.

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Saturday Symmetry

"Extreme remedies are very appropriate for  extreme diseases." (Hippocrates)
















A brass sculpture in honour of the surgeon at Surgeon's Hall - the medical sciences faculty of Edinburgh University.

Taken with the Uniden.

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"The best place to find God is in a garden.  You can dig for him there." (G B Shaw)

After the rain in my Sydney garden.  Taken with the Uniden on macro.  These were massive climbing pelargonium. A personal favourite. Why not read the story this photo inspired?

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Cramond Village, Lothian, Scotland

An ancient and peaceful place.  Taken with the Uniden.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in respect to photographing birds.

"The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging and other things slip away."  (Harrison Ford)

Take with the 'Nik' on auto sports mode and 20x optical zoom

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The Tuesday Tease

It's that fifty words or less challenge again!  What did the Metal Crane say to the drake's girlfriend? "Come here sweet-feathers and let me show you the shady side of life!" 
Taken with the 'Nik' on manual 80ISO and 3x optical zoom at Horniman Gardens Mumbai.

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Monday's Critters

Time for a squirrel-fix!  Am glad I took a batch of these over two or three different visits - for now the fence has been denuded of all the greenery, therefore wildlife too.  Taken with the 'Nik' on auto and 5x optical zoom.

Check out the Canine Chronicles on the other page!

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SUNday

"If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal provider of life would be my God."
(Napoleon Boneparte)

Sunrise seen through the fence from my window.  Taken with the 'Nik' on auto and full 26x optical zoom.

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Saturday Symmetry

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."  (Cicero)












A walled garden at a guest house in Musselburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Taken with the Uniden

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"For man, as for the flower, beast or bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive." (D H Lawrence)

These are indeed vivid colours!  Taken with the 'Nik' on manual, 200ISO and 10x optical zoom, from my first floor window.

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Cchatrapati Shivaji Victoria Terminus - the central railway building of Mumbai.

Taken with the 'Nik' from a moving vehicle, so not the sharpest, but a beautiful angle I think you will agree.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in respect to photographing birds.

There's always someone else wanting to stick their beak into the picture!  Crow lands and the kites soar.  Taken with the 'Nik' on all auto.

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The Tuesday Tease

In no more than fifty words, tell what's the elephant's gripe.
"Ever get the feeling you've been conned?"
Taken with the Uniden.

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Monday's Critters

M15+ rating!!


Lucky I carry the Uniden everywhere ('Nik' is not so convenient it must be said).

Anyway, the mangos are drawing the young local hooligans. This one was throwing a typical teenage male tantrum.

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SUNday

"The sun does not shine for a few trees or flowers, but for the wide world's joy."
(Henry Ward Beecher)

The morning sun glistens on the early peepal leaves.  Taken with the Uniden

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Saturday Symmetry

New Mumbai - some newer than others.  Taken with the Uniden.

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"True strength lies in submission, which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself." (Henry Miller)

 Sandeepany's Jagadishwara Mandir is ever popular. Taken with the 'Nik' on auto everything during Maha Shivratri 2013.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in respect to photographing birds.

"Time is flying, never to return." (Virgil)

Taken with the 'Nik' on auto sports mode.

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The Tuesday Tease

In fifty or less words, what's that pup saying? "Do you think he needs to know about the spare flat?"  Taken with the Uniden.

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Monday's Critters

The epitome of devotion is the dog.  Read about Bobby here.  Taken with the Uniden on a wintry evening - used in-fill flash.

Don't forget to visit the J's tale and my friend Bozo!

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SUNday

"How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!" (John Muir)

Taken with the Uniden

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Saturday Symmetry

Of course this could have been a contender for SUNday.  However, those patterns on the bus window are what make this picture.  Taken with the Uniden.

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"There are no lines in nature, only colours of colour, one against another." (Edouard Manet)

As Holi scattered her colours, so did Nature amongst the tree tops.  Taken with the 'Nik' on manual, 100ISO, 20x optical zoom.

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February in Sydney.  A famous sight.

At this time of year, the air can get 'greasy' and the blue haze of the eucalypts draws in. Taken on the Minolta handycam.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in respect to photographing birds.

Wings... is not going to be ALL about the black kites and YAM's comic adventures in trying to get the ultimate portrait.  Other birds will feature.  Occasionally.  Like Papa and Punya who regularly pop in to say hello.  The Uniden was more intent on focusing on the fence though!  HAPPY MAY DAY.